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Pigeon Forge Sets $0.1041 Certified Tax Rate

Pigeon Forge City Commission approved a certified property tax rate of $0.1041 per $100 of assessed value on final reading, The Mountain Press reported. The prior rate was $0.1652. Sevier County reappraisal: 63% assessed-value increase; city assessment $1.76 billion, up from $1.1 billion. The $5.8 m

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How much is my Chattanooga home worth in 2026?

Your Chattanooga home is worth what a qualified buyer will pay against closed comps, not an online estimate. Greater Chattanooga REALTORS’ July median sold was $360,000.

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Should I sell my Nashville house now or wait until fall?

Sell now if the next house is real. Waiting until fall does not freeze Greater Nashville’s 54-day clock or the 6.65% 30-year — it just delays the listing that funds the move.

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Can I buy a house before selling mine in Johnson City?

Yes. You can buy in Johnson City before you sell if you have a written exit on the house you own — a guaranteed sale, a cash offer, or cash that does not wait on your listing.

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Should I sell my Knoxville house now or wait until fall?

Sell now if the next house is real. Waiting until fall does not freeze 68 East Tennessee days on market or the 6.65% 30-year — it just delays the listing that funds the move.

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How much is my Gatlinburg home worth in 2026?

Your Gatlinburg home is worth what a qualified buyer will pay against closed comps, not an online estimate. Realtor.com’s June median sold price was $689,000.

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Council Posts $406,313 Library Archives Contract for Sept. 1

The Chattanoogan on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, posted the proposed Sept. 1 City Council agenda. Public Works would award Contract L-25-001-201, Chattanooga Public Library Third Floor Archives Upgrades, to Robert Roberts, LLC, $369,313 plus a $37,000 contingency, $406,313 not to exceed, District 7. Propo

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Metro Passes Gallatin Avenue Auto-Diesel Campus Amendment

Metro Council on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, passed a final vote on an amendment to the former Nashville Auto Diesel College plan on Gallatin Avenue, the Banner reported. Sean Parker added conditions on open space, traffic signals, and a cap on single-family detached homes. Original SP: 16.35 acres. Ame

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Bristol TN Approves Recreational-Substance Shop Zoning

Bristol, Tennessee, City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, gave final reading to a recreational-substance retail ordinance, the Herald Courier reported. New shops must stay 1,000 feet from schools, parks, libraries, churches, and other protected uses. About 16 existing businesses may continue as leg

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Knoxville Votes 7-1 to Start KCDC North Waterfront Study

Knoxville City Council voted 7-1 last week, Amelia Parker no and Denzel Grant absent, to take the first step of a KCDC North Waterfront redevelopment study from the Henley Street Bridge to Kingston Pike, The Knoxville Focus reported. Ben Bentley pledged no owner-occupied taking and no eminent domain

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Gatlinburg Passes $136.4M Budget and QR Signage Ban

Gatlinburg City Commission approved final reading of its $136.4 million FY2026-27 budget last week, The Mountain Press reported Aug. 24, plus a QR-code signage ban. 4% COLA, Herbert Holt riverbank, Mills Park wooden bridge, $1.3 million welcome sign, Douglas Lake intake share. The 6.91-cent tax rate

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Sevierville Annexes 66 Acres on Old Newport Highway on Third Reading

Sevierville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen gave third-reading approval Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, to annex about 66.34 vacant acres on Old Newport Highway. Intermediate commercial and low-density residential zoning are in; no development is approved.

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Finley Stadium Unveils 2.0 Master Plan; $4.8M HealthyPlace Park Is Phase 1

Stadium Corporation officials unveiled Finley 2.0 on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, Chattanoogan.com reported. Phase 1 is a $4.8 million BlueCross HealthyPlace park. The Times Free Press says it is too early for a financing plan or timeline on the 60,000-square-foot west-entrance building.

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Can I buy a house before selling mine in Chattanooga?

Yes. You can buy in Chattanooga before you sell if you have a written exit on the house you own — a guaranteed sale, a cash offer, or cash that does not wait on your listing.

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How fast do homes sell in Nashville?

Homes that closed in the Greater Nashville REALTORS July 2026 report averaged 54 days on market. A priced $400K-plus listing can still sell in that window if you list instead of waiting.

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Can I buy a house before selling mine in Kingsport?

Yes. You can buy in Kingsport before you sell if you have a written exit on the house you own — a guaranteed sale, a cash offer, or cash that does not wait on your listing.

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How much is my Maryville home worth in 2026?

Your Maryville home is worth what a qualified buyer will pay against July 2026 East Tennessee REALTORS comps, not an online estimate. The board median was $385,000.

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What does it cost to sell a house in Townsend?

It costs the negotiated brokerage fee plus title, prorations, concessions, and prep — not a posted Townsend percent. On a $400K-plus house, the expensive line is a weak net.

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Council Packet Lists $1.2M Crisis-Center Award, $1M Westside Clinic

Chattanooga's Aug. 25 council packet, reprinted Aug. 21, lists a Sept. 1 award of $998,573.46 plus $100,000 contingency to Pointe General Contractors for Contract E-24-018-201 and a $500,000 / $1 million ARC application for a Westside clinic.

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Vanderbilt Innovation District Deferred to Sept. 1 After Cash Amendment

Metro Council approved Vanderbilt's 43.16-acre Innovation District SP on second reading Aug. 4, 2026, with Tom Cash's height, $750,000 NDOT, and advisory-committee amendment, then deferred third reading to Sept. 1.

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Greeneville Moves 82 Acres to Industrial, Sets Annexation Hearing

Greeneville City Council on Aug. 18, 2026, approved on first reading a rezoning of four GEA parcels totaling nearly 82 acres from R-1 to M-2 and set a public hearing on annexing 4.19 acres. Second readings are Sept. 15.

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Kerbela 55+ Plan Passes 7-6; 15-Day Appeal Clock Is Running

Planning Commission approved CR Endeavors' revised Kerbela Temple plan 7-6 on Aug. 13, 2026, with a dawn-to-dusk public-path condition. Inside of Knoxville put the count at 217 units. The 15-day appeal window runs through Aug. 28.

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Pigeon Forge Takes Up C-PACER Tonight, Plus a Mill Creek Grant

Pigeon Forge City Commission meets Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. Item 5 is Resolution 2026-978, an intent to consider a C-PACER program. The same packet asks permission to pursue a TDOT grant for the Mill Creek West Connector.

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My listing expired in Chattanooga — what now?

Relist only after you change the price, the terms, or the possession plan. An expired $400K-plus listing in a 4,099-home market will sit again if it looks like the same file.

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Can I buy a house before selling mine in Nashville?

Yes. You can buy in Nashville before you sell if the house you own has a written exit — a guaranteed sale, a cash offer, or funds that do not wait on your listing.

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