REAL ESTATE

Q1 Townhome Sales Flat; Demand Cools

By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities townhome market posted nearly flat overall sales volume in the first quarter of 2026. Buyers took longer to commit, the forward pipeline is thinning, and prices are moving higher in most markets. Across the area… Read More ›

Tri-Cities Housing Demand Logs 12th Straight Monthly Gain

By DON FENLEY Annualized pending home sales in the Tri-Cities region rose for the 12th consecutive month in March. It’s a data signal that the local housing market is still working its way back from one of the sharpest demand… Read More ›

March Tri-Cities Pending Home Sales up 18.7%; Demand Shifts Up the Price Ladder

By DON FENLEY The spring buying season crunch has arrived. Tri-Cities March pending home sales increased 18.7% from last year and 47.3% from February The headline numbers mask a structural shift beneath the surface. Buyers are moving up the price… Read More ›

Tri-Cities Foreclosure Filings Surge Nearly 50% Year Over Year in Q1 2026

By DON FENLEY Foreclosure filings across the Tri-Cities jumped 48.2% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period a year ago, according to data compiled by CoreData from ATTOM’s Q1 2026 Foreclosure Market Report. The three-metro region… Read More ›

Tri-Cities $1-Million Plus Housing Market Sees Sharp Decline

By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities high-end housing market is navigating a classic high-price, low-velocity environment. So far there have been fewer sales. But those who have bought are paying more, and more of them are paying cash. There were only… Read More ›

Tri-Cities Housing Trend Key Focused on Urban Core Markets

By DON FENLEY The Q1 Tri-Cities housing market data suggest that the region’s overall resilience is increasingly dependent on strength in its urban cores. Despite fluctuations in mortgage rates during the quarter and lingering consumer caution tied to geopolitical uncertainty,… Read More ›

Tri-Cities Home Sales up 10%, Prices up 4.4%

By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities housing market posted a 10.3% sales gain in March, with 641 closings recorded across the nine-county region. The broad-based advance spanned most local markets, though the headline numbers were driven in part by small-market volatility… Read More ›

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