According to the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors (NETAR), uncertainty took a toll on NE Tenn. home sales last month. April’s sales were down 18 (2.2%) from March and down 5… Read More

It’s crucial to combine your RV trip planning with situational awareness. It wasn’t all that long ago when social media and the news (western states) were requesting help locatin… Read More

Some of our five of our regular readers may have noticed that lately it’s been a bit more quiet on the site, but if you think we’ve been quiet than make sure you keep reading, be… Read More

The beauty of social media is that anyone with a smartphone or tablet can get involved.  Want to share your day?  You're just clicks away.  How do I do this from cruise ships… Read More

Rising rents, affordable housing, and efforts – sometimes defeated by neighbors – to build new apartments get as much attention in the Tri-Cities these days as home sales. In man… Read More

Tri-Cities employers kept the sizzle on the recovery last month. They added 1,400 new jobs – 400 when seasonally adjusted. And the region’s unemployment rate dropped below 3% for… Read More

The Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors (NETAR) is reporting that cash sales are increasing in the local market as they are nationwide. But unlike the national tenor, they are not se… Read More

There is a new cruise line in town - or at least a new cruise experience, and this one builds on a popular brand: Margaritaville.  Let’s look at the brand, the ship, and talk abou… Read More

We explore an unusual stateroom, Celebrity Apex room 11160. This S3 Sky Suite is on the end of the Magic Carpet track and has some unique qualities - some of which we came to love. Acce… Read More

March’s pending sales were a replay of February when buyers rushed to lock in mortgage rates before the next increase. Sellers accepted 917 new contracts last month – 191 more th… Read More

Tri-Cities mortgage rates are no longer at record lows, but delinquent mortgages and foreclosure filings are. But that could change during the second quarter, according to Rick Sharga, execu… Read More

Hawkins Co. flexed its growth muscles in 2021, according to Census data released this week. Its estimated population was 1% higher than its 2020 census total. That was the highest growth rat… Read More

The Tri-Cities labor market had another strong month in February. Employers added jobs, and an upward revision of previous totals offered a more robust picture of the region’s recovery… Read More

Trend tracking is one advantage of looking at the housing market by monthly 12-month increments. That metric began signaling early last fall that existing home sales were plateauing after in… Read More

The Tri-Cities area housing market is beginning to look more like what experts expected. They predicted higher mortgage rates, continued double-digit price increases, and a lack of inventory… Read More

While the Tri-Cities labor market is on a job-creation hot streak, the region’s two metro markets are experiencing uneven growth. The same thing can be found in the latest employment r… Read More

For anyone who does the property taxes math, housing is a good deal in the Tri-Cities region and Greeneville. Attom Data Solution’s 2021 Property Tax  Analysis illustrates the poi… Read More

Realtor.com has released survey data that shows homeowners are gearing up to sell this spring and summer. According to the report, 64% of prospective 2022 sellers anticipate doing so within… Read More

Last evening a familiar sound filled the air, a helicopter making its way towards the park. This isn’t unusual as we are in a direct line of flight between the Greater Phoenix area and… Read More

Tri-Cities delinquency rates posted big year-over-year declines in the current CoreLogic loan performance insights report. A drop in mortgage delinquencies and the foreclosure rate is good n… Read More

The local commercial real estate (CRE) market continues moving forward despite higher interest rates and inflation. According to the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors (NETAR) and t… Read More

March was one of those months when real estate reports were in the up and down mode across the region. Vacant land sales were up 21% from the previous month but down 21.9% from March last ye… Read More

Spot2Nite Completes Full Integration with RoverPass Spot2nite, a booking site that allows campers to find campsites in real-time, has announced a new integration with RoverPass. This integra… Read More

Beyond the Pavement – 4 Wheeling Arizona A short distance south of Aguila, Arizona along Eagle Eye Road, we arrived at the trailhead for visiting two abandoned Arizona mines. We were w… Read More

If you’re planning a Virgin Voyages cruise, you might be feeling overwhelmed.  Are reservations necessary on Scarlet Lady?  Does Virgin Voyages have a sailaway party?  M… Read More

Margaritaville has teamed up with Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line to offer the first Margaritaville resort at sea. In this video we share our experience on the first day of the maiden voyage ou… Read More

The local hyper-competitive housing market has raised the benchmark for just about all existing home sales categories. Luxury homes sales are no exception, according to the Northeast Tenness… Read More

We're teaming up with other cruise content creators on March 29 at 9:00pm Eastern to discuss our recent experiences on Wonder of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship.  … Read More

After two years of warning US citizens against cruising, the CDC has changed it's tone.  The announcement dissolving the Cruise Travel Health Notice came as a surprise to many.  It… Read More

Most pandemic-initiated moratoriums are history, and lenders are beginning to resume foreclosures. Still, foreclosure activity in the Tri-Cities region remains well below historical levels… Read More

Flipped single-family and condo sales set a new local record in 2021. According to Attom Data Solutions, 702 single-family homes and condos were flipped. That was up 16% from 2020 and a 72%… Read More

April’s housing reports point to a Tri-Cities area housing market on the cusp of taking a hiatus from its break-neck pace. It’s unlikely to be the bust some predict, but it&rsquo… Read More

Arizona isn’t just a big flat desert sprinkled with cactus and rattlesnakes and you don’t have to travel very far from where we are staying to see some pretty spectacular scenery… Read More

The Johnson City metro area’s housing has again been tagged as a hot housing market heating up by Reltor.com. March’s Hotness Report identified the Kingsport-Bristol’s mark… Read More