New Tri-Cities commercial real estate construction closed the year with one permit less than 2015, but unlike most of the 18 markets monitored by The Market Edge total, local permit value increased. The Tri-Cities was also the only MSA in… Read More ›

New home construction in the Tri-Cities region continued a conservative, slow-growth pattern that was up 7% last year. The increase was driven by activity in the region’s smaller counties as the two major markets struggled to sustain 2015’s growth level…. Read More ›

The number of local homeowners with mortgages who moved into the equity-rich class increased in 2016. And in Johnson and Sullivan counties more than a third of all mortgaged homes are now equity rich. According to Attom Data Solutions’ Year-End… Read More ›

As expected President Trump put the brakes on the FHA’s planned mortgage insurance premium reductions. Even if the reduction has been approved – or it some pro-housing lobbies get it reinstated – it won’t help local buyers as much as the… Read More ›