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Sullivan, Washington counties see small home affordability increase; home prices increased faster than wages

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Homes in Sullivan and Washington counties were slightly more affordable during Q3 than they were during the same period last year according to a RealtyTrac market analysis that shows wages didn’t keep pace with home price increases. But while home… Read More ›

Kingsport-Bristol claims increasing share of Tri-Cities sales tax collections, rural areas command lion’s share of Q2 retail sales

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Tri-Cities retail sales were mixed in Q2 as were the August sales tax collections. Most of the media attention from ETSU economist Steb Hipple’s Q2 report when to the horse race question of which city’s retail sales were up the… Read More ›

Tri-Cities jobs, employment, private sector wages up in August – rate of jobs growth begins to slow

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The Tri-Cities labor market moved out of its seasonal slump in August with a with 3,100 more nonfarm jobs than July. Compared to August last year that’s a 1.2% increase and the 17th straight month of year-over-year gains. August preliminary,… Read More ›

Sullivan Co. household incomes up 9.8%, Washington Co. up 5.9%; area self-employment down

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Tri-Cities households posted their strongest income gains since the Great Recession in the latest Census data, and a county-level drill down shows even stronger progress – especially in Sullivan County. Sullivan ‘s median household income has been slowly gaining on… Read More ›

Kingsport-Bristol, Johnson City MSA median household incomes see strong 2015 increases

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Tri-Cities 2015 household incomes almost saw the same increase reported earlier this week on the national level. U.S. median household income –  the point where half are above and half are below – was up 5.2% in the 2015 Census… Read More ›

Tri-Cities single male-female homeownership numbers a study of telling contrasts

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Almost every real estate ad focuses on a family or couple and their new home. But that’s only part of the story. The ranks of single homeowners have steadily increased as people marry later or choose the single life. That… Read More ›

Peeling back the covers on NE Tenn’s housing market for a look at investor rental vacancy rates

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Residential property vacancy rates are a data set that usually fly under the public radar. It’s sort of wonky, they’re several ways to slice and dice it. But it’s also a good resource to get a peek under the housing… Read More ›

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