JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Johnson City and Kingsport-Bristol metro areas both returned to the top 10 in the quarterly Wall Street Journal-Realtor.com emerging housing markets index, which was released Wednesday. Johnson City ranked 8th, marking its sixth straight quarter in the top 20 markets, which are listed by name each release. Johnson City had the fifth-highest median home price among the top 20 markets at $422,000, and every higher-ranked metro had a lower median price. That 20% increase was in line with the price appreciation found in the top 20 markets as a whole. At $342,000 it was higher than eight of the top 20 markets and tied with No.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 26, 2023 22:38 UTC