By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities is at the peak of the spring housing market, and despite what you may have read the market isn’t being driven by home values posting their biggest drop in nearly a decade. May’s local $298,085… Read More ›

By DON FENLEY Sullivan and Washington counties again rank among the U.S. housing. markets least likely to face a housing downturn. That’s a local headline look at ATTOM’s current Housing Risk Report. Sullivan and Washington are ranked because they met… Read More ›

By DON FENLEY The apartment market in Kingsport-Bristol is on a similar track to what’s happening in the Johnson City metro area. After years of higher rents and increasing demand, the market is cooling off. Kingsport-Bristol multifamily vacancies have increased… Read More ›

By DON FENLEY So far this year, Kingsport-Bristol retail vacancy held at 4.0%, up from 2.4% a year earlier but still below the national rate. Rents kept rising 2.5%, and a surge in sales volume signals investors are still buying… Read More ›