{"id":13,"date":"2025-04-26T00:28:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T00:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tri-citiestnhome.com\/dev\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T10:31:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T15:31:04","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tri-citiestnhome.com\/dev\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13\" class=\"elementor elementor-13\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25774f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25774f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39644668 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39644668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" id=\"built-by-the-community-for-the-community\">Built by the Community, For the Community<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1227bffc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1227bffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Digital Home Show That Never Ends.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddf96e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ddf96e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76aaea6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76aaea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2027\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/tri-citiestnhome.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/category_title-e1745801198630.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-315\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tri-citiestnhome.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/category_title-e1745801198630.jpg 2027w, https:\/\/tri-citiestnhome.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/category_title-e1745801198630-300x47.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tri-citiestnhome.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/category_title-e1745801198630-1024x162.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tri-citiestnhome.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/category_title-e1745801198630-768x121.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tri-citiestnhome.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/category_title-e1745801198630-1536x242.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tri-citiestnhome.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/category_title-e1745801198630-750x118.jpg 750w, https:\/\/tri-citiestnhome.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/category_title-e1745801198630-1140x180.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2027px) 100vw, 2027px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a3e6e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8a3e6e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3148114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3148114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Tri-Cities TN Home<\/strong> is a local, community-focused digital platform built to help homeowners and future homeowners make more confident decisions\u2014while helping trusted local professionals become more known, liked, and trusted in the communities they serve.<\/p><p>At its core, <strong>Tri-Cities Home<\/strong> is designed to feel like a Digital Home Show that never ends. Instead of a single weekend event, this platform is available year-round, offering educational content, local expertise, and trusted connections\u2014all in one place.<\/p><p>A collaboration between <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbamediagroup.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HBA Media Group<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 a leader in branded content platforms \u2014 and a trusted network of local advertising partners from<a href=\"https:\/\/jcahba.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> The Johnson City Area HBA <\/strong><\/a>(Home Builders Association), Tri-Cities Home offers something truly unique: A\u00a0space where <a href=\"\/directory\"><strong>Local Home Service Providers<\/strong><\/a> can showcase <strong>their human side<\/strong> while delivering <strong>valuable, trustworthy resources<\/strong> to the communities they love.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-803855e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"803855e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6d7457 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6d7457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" id=\"people-do-business-with-those-they-know-like-and-trust\">People do business with those they know, like, and trust.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-865a788 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"865a788\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd75696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd75696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"a-community-first-approach\"><strong>A Community-First Approach<\/strong><\/h2><p>Buying, building, renovating, or insuring a home is one of the biggest decisions most people will ever make. We believe those decisions should be guided by local knowledge, real experience, and trusted relationships, not generic advice from out-of-state sources.<\/p><p>That\u2019s why everything you see here is intentionally hyper-local:<\/p><ul><li>Local professionals<\/li><li>Local insights<\/li><li>Local communities<\/li><li>Local stories<\/li><\/ul><p>Our goal is simple: help neighbors connect with professionals they can know, like, and trust\u2014before they ever pick up the phone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-865cf57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"865cf57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"built-in-partnership-with-local-industry-leaders\"><strong>Built in Partnership with Local Industry Leaders<\/strong><\/h2><p>Tri-Cities Home operates in 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