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Tri-Cities Home Prices Post Meager Gains, Sales Up

By Don Fenley / August 13, 2026

July’s housing market showed some seasonal softening in July. Sales were flat and prices were down from June’s peak. Remove the seasonality, and a more precise picture emerges. Prices are…

Move-Up Market Upper Tier: A Better Name for the $500,000 to $1 Million Home

By Don Fenley / July 25, 2026

There is a slice of the Tri-Cities housing market that no longer has the right name. Calling the homes between $500,000 and $1 million “luxury”  doesn’t fit. Although the regional…

Tri-Cities Home Prices Outrun Inflation as June Sales Climb

By Don Fenley / July 9, 2026

Tri-Cities home prices grew faster than inflation in June, while sales climbed and supply tightened, according to the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors® (NETAR). June’s median sales price was $308,750.…

Tri-Cities Home Sales Flat, Prices Up

By Don Fenley / June 11, 2026

May’s Tri-Cities home sales stayed flat from a year ago while prices posted single-digit increases. There were 790 sales as of the 10th of the month, up 0.1% from last year.…

Mid-Month Count Shows Strong April Housing Market for Tri-Cities

By Don Fenley / May 13, 2026

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…

Home Sales, Prices up in April as Move-Up, Luxury Segments Surge

By Don Fenley / May 5, 2026

Tri-Cities home sales and prices were up in April, according to the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors® (NETAR). Buyers pushed deeper into the market as move-up and luxury segments overshadowed…

March Home Sales up 10.3%, Prices up 4.4%

By Don Fenley / April 16, 2026

The Tri-Cities housing market posted a 10.3% sales gain in March, with 641 closings recorded across the nine-county region. The broad-based advance spanned most local markets, though the headline numbers…

Q1 Tri-Cities Home Sales Shift Toward Affordable, Move-Up Markets

By Don Fenley / April 7, 2026

Home sales across the Tri-Cities region rose 9.3% in the first quarter of 2026, with growth concentrated in the affordable and move-up price segments while entry-level and luxury tiers lost…

Tri-Cities Home Sales Post Modest March Gain as Move-Up Market Surges; Luxury Segment Shows Deepening Seller Concessions

By Don Fenley / April 5, 2026

Home sales in the Tri-Cities region rose 6.2% in March, driven by a sharp 25.0% jump in the move-up market. At the same time, luxury market sales continued to decline,…

Tri-Cities Pending Home Sales Up 36%

By Don Fenley / February 23, 2026

January Tri-Cities pending sales increased from both the previous month and January last year, according to the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors (NETAR). There were 683 homes under contract last…