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Tri-Cities Townhome Market Tilts Toward Buyers
AI Summary The Tri-Cities townhome market cooled down in May 2026. Closed sales fell 7.9% from a year earlier, inventory rose 10.4%, and homes took a weighted 89 days to sell. Prices held steady, with the weighted median was up… Read More ›
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Johnson City, Kingsport vs. Equal Knoxville’s No.1 Status in Growth Analysis
Localized stories based on national studies is one of my favorite things. It often sheds an entirely different picture on the national analysis with some local context. The most recent is a Realtor.com analysis that said many homeowners have watched… Read More ›
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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 ›
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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Tri-Cities Housing Holds Its Ground Affordability; Shifting Population Decides Who Buys and Where
July 28, 2026
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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
LABOR MARKET ›
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Tri-Cities Job Growth Outpaces a Stalling Nation
July 22, 2026
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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
REAL ESTATE ›
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New Home Market Cools, Prices Heat Up
August 14, 2026
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Housing Market Softens, Remains on Solid Footing
August 13, 2026
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Rogersville: The Hottest Markets for Price Cuts
August 9, 2026
Excellent and well written !!
I like the “BOOMER BABIES” lol
Donâ¦. Would you be so kind as to add Bristol, Tennessee Vice Mayor Lea Powers to your mailing list? Thank…
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.