Howard Wall is the director and chief economist of the Center for Regional Economic Research and a professor of practice in the Department of Finance and Economics in the Gary W. Rollins College of Business. He frequently gives his insight on various topics of note in local, regional and national media. In this Local 3…
UTC report: Home prices still rising in Chattanooga, but faster income growth is helping
The recent study by the Center for Regional Economic Research (CRER) at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga shows median list home prices in the Chattanooga metro jumped about 39 % between 2019 and 2025. Meanwhile, real median household income rose 13.5 % from 2019 to 2024—well above the 3.9 % national rate. Despite this income…
UTC Director and Chief Economist of the Center for Regional Economic Research Howard Wall on Jed & JR Mornings
On WGOW 102.3 FM’s “Jed and JR Mornings” (8:15 mark), UTC’s Howard Wall—director and chief economist of the Center for Regional Economic Research—discussed, among many topics, the U.S. manufacturing slowdown and its potential impact on Chattanooga. Wall cited tariff uncertainty, higher interest rates, and the tariffs themselves as contributing factors. He noted that AI hasn’t…