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Home Prices Up; It’s a Busy Spring Market
By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities is at the peak of the spring housing market, and despite what you may have read the market isn’t being driven by home values posting their biggest drop in nearly a decade. May’s local $298,085… Read More ›
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Refinancing Quietly Becomes Largest Driver of Tri-Cities Mortgage Activity
By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities outran the national mortgage market this past year, but the strength was in refinancing, not home buyers. Take refinancing out of the picture and the local market looks like everyone else’s – buyers squeezed by… Read More ›
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Sullivan, Washington Low Risk for Housing Downturn
By DON FENLEY Sullivan and Washington counties again rank among the U.S. housing. markets least likely to face a housing downturn. That’s a local headline look at ATTOM’s current Housing Risk Report. Sullivan and Washington are ranked because they met… Read More ›
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Johnson City Retail Space Remains Landlord-Tight
By DON FENLEY The Johnson City metro area remains one of the tightest commercial retail space markets around. The metro area’s vacancy rate is holding at 2.4%, which is well under half of the national rate. According to an analysis… Read More ›
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Kingsport-Bristol Apartment Vacancy Rate Up
By DON FENLEY The apartment market in Kingsport-Bristol is on a similar track to what’s happening in the Johnson City metro area. After years of higher rents and increasing demand, the market is cooling off. Kingsport-Bristol multifamily vacancies have increased… Read More ›
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Johnson City Apartment Rents Cool
By DON FENLEY Johnson City is a healthy market, but it is no longer the standout it was. Multifamily vacancies have increased to 6.1% from 3.6% this time last year. The metro is now tracking closer to national conditions as… Read More ›
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Kingsport-Bristol retail stays tight even as space comes back
By DON FENLEY So far this year, Kingsport-Bristol retail vacancy held at 4.0%, up from 2.4% a year earlier but still below the national rate. Rents kept rising 2.5%, and a surge in sales volume signals investors are still buying… 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.