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Kingsport-Bristol can’t shake off sales tax collections doldrums; Johnson City metro area treading water
July was another lackluster month for Tri-Cities retail sales tax collection. Kingsport-Bristol collections have lagged the four-county area’s 2018 market share benchmark every month this year. The three-county Johnson City metro area came off a good second quarter with collections… Read More ›
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Tri-Cities high-end home permits increase, Sullivan sees most new permits
Permits for high-end homes were up by four during the first half of this year, and for the first time in three years, Sullivan County led other Tri-Cities counties. The Market Edge classes high-end permits as those with a construction… Read More ›
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Positive disrupters are on the horizon for Tri-Cities new home industry, permits up 2%
Sometimes real estate market cycles produce weird results. The first half of 2019 is a local example. Tri-Cities new home permits were only 2% better than the first half of last year. Normally that would be ho-hum news. But it… Read More ›
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Tri-Cities jobs market slogs through seasonal slump with a trend increase
The Tri-Cities jobs market is plowing its way through seasonal slowdowns with a steady momentum toward making 2019 the year it officially recovers from the Great Recession. June, July, and August are typically the bottom of the year’s labor market… Read More ›
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Get ready for the most current Census estimates for population
About this time next month, we’ll get our first looks at the Census Bureau’s 2018 data. Unfolding of the 2018 1-year American Community Survey Reports and subsequent reports will continue through the first of the year. To that end, a… Read More ›
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Sullivan, Washington investment properties decline, vacancy rates and rents up
The number of Sullivan and Washington investor-owned single-family and townhome properties has declined for the third straight year, and the vacancy rate has increased. That gauge of the local rental market was gleaned from Attom Data Solutions most recent Vacant… Read More ›
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Johnson City, Kingsport-Bristol MSA new foreclosure filings decline in first half of 2019
Tri-Cities area properties with foreclosure filings dropped to a three-year low during the first half of 2019. Attom Data Solution’s Midyear U.S. Foreclosure Market Report shows 370 properties with filing in the area’s two metro regions. Kingsport-Bristol saw the most… Read More ›
Featured Categories
DEMOGRAPHICS ›
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Tri-Cities sees small 2018 population increase; Johnson City MSA median household income up, down in Kingsport-Bristol
September 28, 2019
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Get ready for the most current Census estimates for population
August 22, 2019
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Population in 10 Tri-Cities towns and cities up; major cities see largest gains; drill down shows unexpected items
May 27, 2019
ECONOMY ›
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August was a good month for sales tax collections in the Tri-Cities
October 4, 2019
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Kingsport-Bristol can’t shake off sales tax collections doldrums; Johnson City metro area treading water
September 4, 2019
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June was good month for Tri-Cities sales tax collections; Kingsport-Bristol continues to lag NE Tenn growth rate
August 6, 2019
LABOR MARKET ›
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Tri-Cities employers add 2,500 jobs in August
October 2, 2019
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Tri-Cities jobs market slogs through seasonal slump with a trend increase
August 26, 2019
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Mid-year report: Labor economy slowly moving toward recovery to pre-recession Tri-Cities jobs level
July 30, 2019
REAL ESTATE ›
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Sullivan, Washington counties are affordable housing markets, but ….
October 14, 2019
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Kingsport-Bristol had best Q2 home sales price increase rate in Tenn; Johnson City MSA not far behind
October 1, 2019
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Tri-Cities home flipping profits down, mid-year sales at five-year high
September 24, 2019
TRENDS ›
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The Tri-Cities’ deer caught in the headlights challenge
September 18, 2019
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Reunification of Tri-Cities region as one MSA hits bump in the road
June 1, 2018
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The good, the bad and the ugly about NE Tenn. bridges
May 19, 2017
