Foreclosure activity reverted to a more normal pace in October following a Q3 shocker that saw dramatic repossession increases in several Tri-Cities area counties. But even the normal rate combined with Q3’s numbers means over 800 foreclosures are in the… Read More ›
REAL ESTATE
Cash is still king for home sales in Tri-Cities region – Investors buying more homes
Cash home sales were a little off their pace in the Tri-Cities region during the third quarter while investors were more active. According to ATTOM Data Solution’s Home Sales Report, cash sales had a 25.9% share of all sales in… Read More ›
CoreLogic index shows Tri-Cities home prices beginning to trend higher
Core Logic Home Price Indexes (HPI) for both the Kingsport-Bristol and Johnson City MSAs were up again in September. It is the second month the Tri-Cities’ regions have trended in the same direction after a three-month parting of the trend… Read More ›
Kingsport-Bristol claims increasing share of Tri-Cities sales tax collections, rural areas command lion’s share of Q2 retail sales
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 ›