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Kingsport-Bristol Flips Cooled, But Profits Edged Higher
AI Summary Kingsport-Bristol’s home-flipping market cooled in early 2026, with Q1 flips falling from the previous quarter, but the deals that closed still produced strong gross profits. Flips accounted for 8.9% of local home sales, slightly above the national 8%… Read More ›
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Tri-Cities $1 Million Home Sales Slow, Sellers Cut Prices, Johnson City Leads Sales
The top end of the Tri-Cities housing market has cooled. Homes priced at $1 million or more still sell for about what they did a year ago. But they’re on the market longer, and sellers are cutting their asking prices… Read More ›
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Tri-Cities job growth narrows to a single sector
AI SUMMARY Tri-Cities job market performance has narrowed. The region added almost no jobs over the past year. Health care and education did nearly all the lifting, adding 700 jobs, while construction, finance, and information lost ground. The same… Read More ›
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Pending Sales Signal Tri-Cities Buyers Are Climbing the Price Ladder
May’s pending home sales data paints a picture of a market on solid footing. Demand is strong; the high end is thriving, and the affordable tier remains healthy. The one caution is supply. Until more homes reach the market, especially… Read More ›
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Annualized Tri-Cities Home Sales Point to a Market on Solid Footing
Annualized home sales across the Tri-Cities have climbed for a full year. A year of steady gains points to a market on solid footing. This was a slow, broad climb. Annualized totals rise only when a market adds sales faster… Read More ›
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Tri-Cities New Home Prices Up 20.6%, May Sales Flat
Tri-Cities’ new home market didn’t grow in size in May; it grew in price. The median price for a new construction home was $387,932 That’s up 20.6% from last year. The average price rose 17.9% to $423,326. Both gains are… Read More ›
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Sullivan Co. Housing Inventory Tilts Toward Upper Middle-Class Households
Sullivan County is not short of middle-class family households. It has over 22,000 of them, according to current Census data. But it’s short of homes priced where the broad base of that middle class can reach them. May’s Inventory was… Read More ›
Featured Categories
DEMOGRAPHICS ›
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Johnson City, Jonesborough Top Latest Population Estimates
May 14, 2026
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Tri-Cities Population swells to 607,000, Extending Five-Year Growth Streak
March 26, 2026
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Southwest Virginia Households Grow Modestly, Income Levels Rise
March 17, 2026
INSIGHTS ›
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Johnson City, Kingsport vs. Equal Knoxville’s No.1 Status in Growth Analysis
July 1, 2026
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Tri-Cities Market & Economic Intelligence
April 20, 2026
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Tri-Cities Market & Economic Intelligence
April 12, 2026
LABOR MARKET ›
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Kingsport-Bristol Has the Edge in the Tri-Cities Job Market
July 6, 2026
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Tri-Cities job growth narrows to a single sector
June 26, 2026
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Tri-Cities Employment Hits Its Strongest Footing of the Year
May 30, 2026
REAL ESTATE ›
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June Commercial Transactions Up 26.6%
July 10, 2026
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Tri-Cities June Home Prices up 4.7%
July 9, 2026
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The Home Price Cut That Isn’t a Discount
July 7, 2026
TRENDS ›
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Inside Northeast Tennessee’s Twin-Track Gasoline Economy
May 11, 2026
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Tri-Cities on Track for Healthy Decade of Growth … With Notable Exceptions
March 30, 2026
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$60 Billion Wealth Transfer Reshaping the Tri-Cities
February 1, 2026
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.
[…] The Tri-Cities employment is in its best shape since the year began, but the gains are concentrated. At the…
Thanks for the question Jeff. Kingsport was not listed because there were no closing of $1 million plus properties during…
Great report Don Why was kingsport not listed ? Jeff Begley Founder & Principal Begley Development LLC