Bloomberg.com is reporting that more than 340 companies declared bankruptcy in 2020 and blamed Covid-19 in part for their demise. The bulk of the small firms doesn’t get much public notice. But the local effect goes deeper than mass media… Read More ›
TRENDS
Census designation causes Kingsport-Bristol to miss out on home price analysis
Seller returns on resales were going gangbusters during the first three months of this year. The typical home-seller profit represented a 33.7% return on investment compared to the original purchase price. That was the situation nationwide and the local price… Read More ›
COVID-19 accelerates retail apocalypse pushing struggling malls to innovate
You can file this one under trend potential. Much of the commercial real estate market is in dark times – especially retail and restaurants – and that’s pushing struggling malls to claim necessity as the mother of invention. The outlook… Read More ›
Childcare cost a big deal, but it pales in comparison to elder daycare
Child-care is a hot-button du jour topic in the regionalism, population growth, economic development communities. It’s not hard to understand why. The tab in our area can be more than the average mortgage payment for a median-price home. That makes… Read More ›