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Scammers Are The Rental Market’s Ugly Side

By Amy Mitchell / March 15, 2026

Higher Tri-Cities rents have become the norm. A current report from ATTOM Data Solutions, a national provider of real estate research, says 3-bedroom homes in Sullivan and Washington counties are…

Land Sales Lead Feb. Tri-Cities Commercial Transactions

By Don Fenley / March 11, 2026

Land sales are driving Tri-Cities commercial real estate transactions. The February data suggests that the local commercial market continues to be shaped by development-related land purchases, repurposing existing properties, and…

Lower Mortgage Rates Set Stage For a Prime Season Pivot 

By Amy Mitchell / March 7, 2026

As we enter the heart of the Tri-Cities’ prime home buying and selling season, the market is approaching an inflection point.   For nearly three years, high borrowing costs squeezed the Tri-Cities housing market. Owners with record-low mortgage rates…

Tri-Cities Sees Increases in Housing Affordability 

By Amy Mitchell / February 28, 2026

No housing discussion is complete without paying attention to the affordability issue. And the most recent data from the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank adds some good news to that discussion.   Affordability in…

The most important housing market information is local, local, local 

By Amy Mitchell / February 21, 2026

Spring and the prime home buying and selling season is upon us. If you thought absorbing local market information was like trying to drink from a fire hose last year, buckle up because it’s likely you’ll see more…

January home sales up 7.9%, prices down 3.5% 

By Don Fenley / February 16, 2026

January’s Tri-Cities home sales were up 7.9% from last year, and the median sales price of $270,000 is down 3.54% from last year.  The sales momentum was driven almost entirely…

Strategic Pricing: Where the Market Is Quietly Deciding Who Wins   

By Amy Mitchell / February 15, 2026

One of the most important lessons about today’s housing market is pricing is no longer a set-it-and-forget-it decision. January’s data on price reductions and concessions illustrates the point.   Last month over half of homes sold required price reductions, and two-thirds needed…

MARKET PULSE: Price Reductions, Concessions Accent Jan. Home Sales

By Don Fenley / February 9, 2026

The Tri-Cities housing market continues to produce steady sales activity, but January’s data show transactions increasingly depend on sellers meeting buyers in the middle. It’s a hallmark of a normalized…

Demographic Shifts Redefining Tri-Cities Housing Market  

By Amy Mitchell / February 8, 2026

For decades, the Tri-Cities housing market was shaped by steady, predictable forces: local job growth, family formation, and gradual price appreciation tied closely to incomes. That playbook still matters. But it’s not the…

 Inventory is Rising, But Market Still Isn’t Back to Normal 

By Amy Mitchell / January 31, 2026

If there’s one word that best describes the Tri-Cities housing market as we begin the year, it’s this: rebalancing. It’s not reversing. Not collapsing. Not even cooling off in the way many people assume. Instead, the market is doing…