Three days from today we’ll close the door on 2024. It was a year of challenge and opportunity for Realtors® and consumers.   The first half of the year was consumed…

Tracking today’s housing economy is a daunting task. And putting context into the flood of data in the media and on the Web can be as much an art as…

Given current conditions, home buyers will have more bargaining power for the upcoming prime buying and selling season. Inventory is increasing, and some markets are on the cusp of the…

Migration trends were a hot local topic a couple of years ago. Locals were keenly interested in who and how many people were moving here and why. Fast forward to…

A pre-Thanksgiving dusting of snow isn’t necessarily an early winter sign, but the region has already seen several days when temps dropped into the 30s. That has left homeowners who…

Here’s another bit of common knowledge about the housing market that is being retired to the myth list. A hot sellers’ market favors homeowners going the do-it-yourself route to save…

Tri-Cities home prices were at a five-month low in October but sustained both an annual and 10-month gain. Sales dropped 3.5% below where they were last year, and the 10-month…

Saturday, Nov. 11, is set aside to honor veterans, past and present. Veterans are an important part of the local population and of the local housing economy.  Although the Census…