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Tri-Cities economy adds 5,200 new jobs in 2022
By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – The local job creation machine may have run out of gas during the last quarter, but last year was the region’s best non-farm job performance in 28 years. Employers added a little over 5,200… Read More ›
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Tri-Cities institutional investor home sales decline
By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – Despite the local buzz, and “we buy houses” signs local institutional investor sales were down last year. According to ATTOM Data Solutions, there were 289 local institutional investor sales last year. ATTOM defines an institutional… Read More ›
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Jan. long-term home sales still trending lower
By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – Predictions about real estate are often fruitless. The truth of the matter is all we can do is observe and report. And right now, the Tri-Cities’ long-term domestic real estate sales continue arching downward… Read More ›
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Tri-Cities in a slow lane to more inventory
By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – Location, location, location is still dominant in real estate jargon. But inventory, inventory, inventory is right up there with it. Tri-Cities home sales declined for the first time in a decade in 2022, while… Read More ›
Featured Categories
DEMOGRAPHICS ›
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Tri-Cities veterans by the numbers
November 11, 2022
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Three out-of-state resident moved to Johnson City every day
September 30, 2022
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Johnson City area new residents: Younger vibe, how many, from where
September 23, 2022
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Johnson City leads region’s 2021 population estimates
May 26, 2022
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Tri-Cities posts population gain; Hawkins Co. emerges as a hot spot
March 24, 2022
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Lower birth rate, higher death rate takes shine off Tri-Cities 2020 population gain
May 20, 2021
BLOG ›
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Labor force participation steps into jobless rate’s spotlight
January 31, 2023
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Egg price inflation won’t be over easy
January 31, 2023
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Tri-Cities in a slow lane to more inventory
January 23, 2023
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Market watchers will need extra data tools this year
January 9, 2023
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Tri-Cities drops out of top spot, still a net gainer in U-Haul Growth Index
January 3, 2023
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Thanks to the ranks of loyal readers who now number almost 2,000
January 2, 2023
ECONOMY ›
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Washington, Hawkins real estate were standouts coming out of the pandemic
January 2, 2023
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Tri-Cities area counties see post-pandemic economic gains – Washington Co. on a roll
December 13, 2022
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NE TN 2020 property tax hikes well under U.S. benchmark
April 21, 2021
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Covid-19’s bite on Tri-Cities economy – real-time data
August 10, 2020
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Tri-Cities on cusp of another economic shock
August 3, 2020
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Strip mall anchors come up short in COVID-19’s wake
April 20, 2020
TRENDS ›
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A turbulent market with a lot of potential
December 28, 2022
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Inventory nudges Greeneville region toward better housing market position
November 26, 2022
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Where are Tri-Cities rentals concentrated by number, occupancy
November 7, 2022
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How to get past skewed housing market predictions
October 26, 2022
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There’s more to the cash home sales story than out-of-state buyers snatching deals from locals
October 24, 2022
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Tri-Cities pending home sales decline for fifth month
October 17, 2022