Archive for July 2025
MARKET PULSE: 2025 New Home Market Maturing, Recalibrating
The Tri-Cities new-home market remained resilient through the first half of 2025, delivering solid sales performance despite higher interest rates and rising construction costs. While the pace of growth has…
Read MoreFact v. fiction about FSBOs, even in a sellers’ market
The Tri-Cities housing market has cooled from its pandemic-era fever pitch. While some price segments are nearing balance, it remains — by most metrics — a seller’s market. And in…
Read MoreJune Pending Home Sales: A Market of Contrasts
June’s pending home sales showed a market that is both resilient and constrained. While new contracts that sellers accepted climbed 5.3% from a year ago, they retreated 5.6% from May’s…
Read MoreMARKET PULSE – Mobile home prices post small midyear increase, sales flat
So far this year, the Tri-Cities mobile home market continues to evolve with modest price gains and a steady sales pace. Total transactions are down by one sale from the…
Read MoreA mid-year capsule look at some core Tri-Cities housing markets
It’s a fact that the Tri-Cities area housing market is not as strong of a sellers’ market that it used to be. At the same time, it’s a fact that…
Read MoreStability returns to Tri-Cities luxury home market
Despite some hesitancy, the Tri-Cities luxury housing market is back on track with upward momentum for the first half of 2025. There were 10 sales of $1 million plus homes…
Read MoreHow To Mitigate The No. 1 Threat To Your Home
It’s hard to believe the year is passing so fast. Now that the July 4th holiday is behind, we can reflect on the fact that we’ve passed the 2025 halfway…
Read MoreMARKET PULSE- June housing market up; middle market pressure dulls average sales price
The Tri-Cities housing market saw a healthy June uptick and increased middle market pressure advanced a sales distribution shift. Last month’s median sales price was up for the fifth straight…
Read MoreIt’s time to double-down on your local housing market IQ
A leading magazine that touts its content as insider information has a headline that proclaims the housing market is frozen. The reporter is also making the media rounds, explaining why…
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