Tri-Cities Housing Holds Strong as Affordability Reshapes the Market
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The Tri-Cities housing market finished the first half of 2026 on solid ground, but its year-long growth streak has reached a plateau. Demand remains strong and prices continue to rise, yet affordability is limiting further expansion and moving more activity into the region’s upper price ranges.
Through June, buyers closed on 4,115 homes—an 8.3% increase from the same period last year. New listings rose 2.9%, while the median sales price climbed approximately 3.5%.
Those figures reflect a healthy market. However, TCI’s Annualized Sales Tracker, which measures closings over a rolling 12-month period, declined 0.1% at mid-year. The small decrease ended 12 consecutive months of growth. It does not indicate a downturn, but it does suggest that the market…
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