LABOR MARKET

Tri-Cities labor market post strong Sept. growth – there are more nonfarm jobs than before the recession

– Johnson City MSA labor market – avg. pay growth outperforms Kingsport-Bristol – Kingsport-Bristol sees first monthly year-over-year avg. wage decrease since Oct. 2014 -Multiple indicators signal slower growth rate -Labor force may be the biggest headwind to future job growth… Read More ›

Tri-Cities Fair Market Rents for 3-bedroom units decline in 2017

HUD’s fair market rents (FMR) for the Tri-Cities reflect the same thing we’ve seen in other metrics for rents – a slight decline in rates for three-bedroom units. One and two-bedroom rents are another matter. They increased in the Johnson… Read More ›

Sullivan, Washington Co. average rents down, gross rental yields up in Q3

Average rents for three-bedroom homes in Sullivan and Washington Counties single-family were down during the third quarter this year, while average annual gross rental yield were up. Institutional investor purchases posed a big gain in Sullivan, but delinked in Washington… Read More ›

Washington Co. sees lion’s share of major NE Tenn. foreclosure filing increase

Foreclosures are poised to make a rebound on the local housing market.  In stark contrast to the national distressed property situation, new foreclosure filings in the Tri-Cities region increased dramatically during the third quarter. REO filings in the seven Northeast… Read More ›

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

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

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 ›

Tri-Cities’ region virtually free of housing market zombies

The Tri-Cities area housing market is not a good place for zombies – at least not those of the foreclosure ilk. RealtyTrac’s Q3 Residential Property Vacancy and Zombie Foreclosure Report there were 18,304 housing zombies out there. A housing zombie… Read More ›

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