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• Tri-Cities Housing Holds Its Ground Affordability; Shifting Population Decides Who Buys and Where

  By donfenley.com on July 28, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Summary The Tri-Cities housing market closed the first half of 2026 on solid ground. Home sales rose 8.3% through June. The median sales price rose about 3.5%. But the market’s long run of gains has flattened. TCI’s Annualized Sales Tracker… Read More ›

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• Tri-Cities $1 Million+ Market Ceiling Stopped Rising

  By donfenley.com on July 25, 2026

  

  SUMMARY The Tri-Cities luxury market is selling more homes than it did a year ago. It is also selling them slower, cheaper than asked, and to buyers who are in no hurry. By DON FENLEY Something changed at the top… Read More ›

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• Market Rebranding: A Better Name for the $500,000 to $1 Million Home

  By donfenley.com on July 25, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  By DON FENLEY There is a slice of the Tri-Cities housing market that no longer has the right name. Calling the homes between $500,000 and $1 million “luxury”  doesn’t fit. Although the regional median sale price runs well under half… Read More ›

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• Tri-Cities June Unemployment Rates Look Better Than a Year Ago – Job Growth Is Not The Reason

  By donfenley.com on July 23, 2026

  

  SUMMARY June unemployment rates rose across the Tri-Cities as school support staff moved into their annual summer layoff. That increase is seasonal and expected. The more important movement is the year-over-year picture. Two of the three statistical areas posted lower… Read More ›

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• Tri-Cities Job Growth Outpaces a Stalling Nation

  By donfenley.com on July 22, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Summary The Johnson City and Kingsport-Bristol metro areas both added jobs over the past year while national hiring nearly stalled. Healthcare and hospitality led growth in both markets. The local hospitality gain stands out because the sector lost jobs nationally… Read More ›

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• Tri-Cities Housing Market Levels Off, but Leans Toward Sellers

  By donfenley.com on July 21, 2026

  

  By DON FENLEY The TCI Group’s Annualized Home Sales Tracker and Inventory Monitor are signaling that the Tri-Cities housing market has hit a plateau – one that still leans toward sellers Annualized sales slipped 0.1% in mid-July and ended 12… Read More ›

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• Pending Home Sales Hold at High Mark as Middle Market Drives Tri-Cities Demand

  By donfenley.com on July 20, 2026

  

  Executive Summary Tri-Cities pending home sales held at 815 contracts in June. That was even with May and 14.6% above June 2025. Almost all the annual gain came from the middle of the market. The brackets between $160,000 and $499,999… Read More ›

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