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donfenley.com
Tri-Cities Real Estate Pulse: A Tale of Two Markets
The TCI Group’s Annualized Home Sales Analysis helps explain a region that’s no longer a single market but a collection of distinct economic engines, each fueling a different lifestyle and commercial future. Here’s a capsule version:. Kingsport The Sweet Spot. The heart of the Tri-Cities market remains...
donfenley.com
Nov. Tri-Cities Home Sales: Uneven Growth With Clear Directional Signals
November’s year-over-year home-sale results across the Tri-Cities region show a market that is still expanding, but not in lockstep. Instead, performance is increasingly localized. Some submarkets have a year-over-year growth rate that suggests improving buyer engagement in smaller markets, but they also highlight the volatility that naturally accompanies low...
wjhl.com
donfenley.com
November Tri-Cities Home Prices: A Top-Heavy Snapshot
November home sales across the Tri-Cities closed with a regional median price of $260,000, up modestly from a year ago, but the price ranking by community shows a market that is clearly top-heavy and uneven. At the top of the list, Surgoinsville ($610,000) and Roan Mountain ($558,750) posted the highest...
kingsportspirit.com
Where $100 Still Goes A Long Way
A recently published map from the Tax Foundation illustrates a reality many Kingsport residents intuitively understand but rarely see quantified so clearly: the real value of a dollar varies dramatically across the country—and Kingsport sits firmly on the favorable side of that divide. Adjusted for regional purchasing power, $100...
WJHL
Pickleball court planned for old JCPenney building in downtown Kingsport
Elizabethton Star
Planners OK rezoning West Doe Avenue parcels; 16 single-family homes planned
By Buzz Trexler Star Correspondent The Elizabethton Regional Planning Commission during Thursday night’s regular meeting approved the rezoning and conceptual plan for three parcels on West Doe Avenue to allow for 16 single-family homes to be constructed near the Tweetsie Trail. The rezoning approved by commissioners would “down-zone” the properties from Manufacturing-Warehouse (M-1) to High-Density […]
kingsportspirit.com
Income vs. Wealth: Understanding Kingsport’s Retiree-Driven Metrics
Public discussion about Kingsport’s economy often leans on a single familiar figure: median household income. It is simple, understandable, and widely used. Yet in Kingsport’s case, it can also be one of the most misleading indicators of our true economic condition. Many of Kingsport’s major job sectors—manufacturing, health care, finance, and professional services—offer median wages well above $69,000. But the city’s median household income sits in the low $50,000s. At first glance, that mismatch seems troubling.