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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Tri-Cities Housing Markets Hold Firmly in Seller Conditions; Annualized Trend Shows Sales Momentum
By DON FENLEY Consumer concerns about prices and the war in the Middle East haven’t dulled Tri-Cities home sales, yet. Every county in the nine-county region is operating in seller’s market conditions, according to April market reports from the TCI… Read More ›
Tri-Cities Multifamily Market Cools: Vacancy Up
By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities multifamily market posted a mixed fourth quarter in 2025, with rent growth decelerating sharply and vacancy rates rising in both metro areas tracked by the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). Even so, the region’s fundamentals… Read More ›
New Home Prices up 9.3%, Johnson City Moves Into Region’s Top New Home Sales Slot
New home sales in the Tri-Cities region fell 6.1% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period a year ago. Prices continued their climb, and the typical new home got noticeably larger, according to the Northeast Tennessee… Read More ›
Land Deals Cool, Commercial Real Estate Transactions Slip in Q1
By DON FENLEY Commercial real estate transactions declined 4.6% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period a year earlier. A pullback in land and industrial deals drove most of the softening. Recorded transactions across all commercial… Read More ›
The Shape of the Middle Class Defines Tri-Cities Housing Market
By DON FENLEY The middle class still defines the Tri-Cities housing market, but its shape is changing. It’s changing in ways that are quietly reshaping demand, pricing power and where growth shows up. More than half of households across the… Read More ›
Q1 Tri-Cities Home Sales Shift Toward Affordable, Move-Up Markets
By DON FENLEY Home sales across the Tri-Cities region rose 9.3% in the first quarter of 2026, with growth concentrated in the affordable and move-up price segments while entry-level and luxury tiers lost ground, according to data from Tennessee and… 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.