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Who’s Buying Tri-Cities Homes; What It Means
By DON FENLEY Despite affordability hurdles, the Tri-Cities housing market is building steady, sustained momentum. That’s the message the TCI Group’s Annualized Home Sales Tracker is recording. It’s showing 11th straight annual home sales increase. During the 12 months ending… Read More ›
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April New Home Sales Make Sharp Upturn
By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities new home market posted a sharp gain in April. Minus one sale for $1 million plus, sales jumped 64%, and the median price rose 16%. So far this year there have been 161 sales, up… Read More ›
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Tri-Cities Jobs Hold Steady, Lag National Pace
By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities entered spring 2026 with the same number of payroll jobs it had a year ago – 216,100 total nonfarm positions in March 2026. That’s stability in the headline. What it doesn’t show is the reshuffling… Read More ›
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Local Foreclosure Activity Cools in April
By DON FENLEY Foreclosure filings in the Tri-Cities dropped sharply in April, bucking a national trend that showed year-over-year increases. Local filings totaled 27 in April, down nearly 31% from March’s 39 and down about 7% from the 29 filings… Read More ›
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Johnson City, Jonesborough Top Latest Population Estimates
By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities region is growing, driven primarily by Johnson City and, on a percentage basis, Jonesborough. Kingsport and Bristol are holding their own. Smaller communities are treading water or losing ground. It’s a pattern common across small… Read More ›
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Mid-Month Count Shows Strong April Housing Market for Tri-Cities
By DON FENLEY The Tri-Cities region had a strong April. Buyers and sellers closed 757 deals, and the median sale price reached $288,000. That combination of rising volume and rising prices says the market has begun the prime home buying… Read More ›
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Analysis Finds Tri-Cities Home Equity Erodes
By DON FENLEY The nine-county Tri-Cities region entered 2026 with more mortgaged homes than a year ago, and with a measurably weaker equity picture across virtually every county. According to ATTOM Data Solutions’ first quarter 2026 U.S. Home Equity &… 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.