DON FENLEY @ CORE DATA

Strip malls don’t fly under the retail radar anymore

By donfenley.com on November 4, 2023

By DON FENLEY Strip malls used to fly under the retail radar. Most of the attention focused on open-air malls and the dismal performance of enclosed malls. But that was then and now days strip malls are one of the… Read More ›
Local job creation robust, growth rate slows

By donfenley.com on November 1, 2023

By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – Some analysts say the labor market is shifting toward fewer opening and conditions that favor employers. While the local job creation rate is slowing, those conditions are not yet showing up in NE TN… Read More ›
Balance returning to local housing market, but…

By donfenley.com on October 29, 2023

By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – October’s TCI Group’s Appalachian Highland Home Sales Tracker shows the regional housing market is making steady progress toward balance. But it’s not a traditional market balance. For a long time, six months of inventory… Read More ›
Assumable loans increasing – not here so far

By donfenley.com on October 28, 2023

By DON FENLEY TRI-CITIES, Tenn. – While monthly existing home sales continue retreating to pre-pandemic levels, the share of mortgage types has not significantly changed. That doesn’t conform to national reports of the number of sales with assumable loans increasing…. Read More ›