By DON FENLEY There were 49 new home sales in January, down from 70 a year earlier, according to the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors (NETAR). Despite fewer closings, the median new home price rose nearly 10% year over last… Read More ›
REAL ESTATE
Tri-Cities Lending Closes 2025 Stabilized, With Clear Metro Divides
By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities housing finance market ended 2025 on firmer footing than a year earlier, even as fourth-quarter activity softened seasonally and long-standing differences between Johnson City and Kingsport–Bristol came into sharper focus. That contrasts with ATTOM’s Residential… Read More ›
January Foreclosures: Rising Nationally, Still Contained in the Tri-Cities
BY DON FENLEY The latest ATTOM U.S. Foreclosure Market Report opens 2026 with a familiar theme: foreclosure activity is climbing nationwide, but from historically low levels. ATTOM reported 40,534 U.S. properties with a foreclosure filing in January, down 10% from… Read More ›
Commercial Real Estate Activity Signals Stabilizing Market
By DON FENLEY Tri-Cities commercial real estate activity is moderating from recent highs, but January transaction data shows a market that is stabilizing. An analysis of January commercial transactions from 2019 through 2026 shows a clear cycle: pandemic disruption, a… Read More ›
Sellers Reduce Prices, Offer Concessions to Sell Homes
By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities housing market is firmly embedded in a more negotiated phase. New January data shows a growing share of home sales required price reductions and seller concessions. Last month’s sales were up 2.4% from last year…. Read More ›
Home Financing Mix Points To Expanded Tri-Cities Market
By DON FENLEY Tri-Cities single-family home sales rose 5.7% in 2025 while the region’s median price climbed 4.1%. Those headline numbers tell a story of steady forward motion on a nine-county regional basis. But the more revealing narrative is how… Read More ›
Monthly Tri-Cities Pending Sales Down, Yearly Volume Up
By DON FENLEY Tri-Cities pending sales slowed in December. They were down 14% from November as the market moved into its typical late-year cooldown. But the month still finished stronger than last year. Pending contracts were up 18% year over… Read More ›
Excellent and well written !!
I like the “BOOMER BABIES” lol
Donâ¦. Would you be so kind as to add Bristol, Tennessee Vice Mayor Lea Powers to your mailing list? Thank…
Thanks for the comment Debbie. It's a snapshot of today's conditions, stay tuned
Always of interest to get confirmation of what I see as the year moves on.