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How fast do homes sell in Johnson City?

Homes that sold in Johnson City over the three months ending June 2026 took a median 49 days on market, per Redfin. A priced $400K-plus listing can still move if you start the clock.

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Can I buy a house before selling mine in Knoxville?

Yes. You can buy in Knoxville 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 Pigeon Forge house now or wait until fall?

Sell now if you already know the next house. Waiting until fall does not freeze 79 cabin days on market or the 6.65% 30-year — it just delays the listing that funds the move.

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Uptain Road Building Sells for $5.96M; Council Amends Rules 8-1

5715 Uptain Road sold Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, for $5,960,000 — 55,506 square feet on 3.44 acres. Two days earlier, City Council amended its rules 8-1. A 94-unit Tyner/Kirkman rezoning sat on the same final-reading docket; minutes were not posted when this was filed.

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Metro Council OKs Twin Hills Overlay 29-3 Over Planning Commission

Metro Council this week approved contextual overlays for Twin Hills and Shepherd Hills 29-3 with one abstention and Cumberland and North Hills 30-3, Fox 17 reported Aug. 21, despite Metro Planning's unanimous disapproval.

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Johnson City Sets $1.66 Tax Rate 3-1, With 8 Cents for Aquatics

Johnson City Commission passed Ordinance 4951-26 on third reading Aug. 13, 2026, 3-1, setting the Washington County city tax rate at $1.66 per $100 assessed — a 28-cent increase, with 8 cents reserved for aquatics debt service on a facility WCYB put at about $37 million.

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113-Unit Altura Apartments Rise Off Ebenezer Road in West Knoxville

Knoxville News Sentinel published construction photos Friday of the 113-unit Altura apartments off Ebenezer Road. Hoodline put the land at two September 2024 closings totaling about $8.77 million. Knox Planning's 113-unit count is a separate detached-house subdivision on 33.14 acres.

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Sevierville Passes Town Center Rezoning on Cedar, Joy, and Parkway

Sevierville's Board of Mayor and Aldermen passed Ordinance O-2026-008 on third and final reading Aug. 3, 2026, rezoning four downtown parcels totaling about 1.23 acres from Intermediate Commercial to Town Center. Helton, McCroskey, Ohman, and Rader voted yes; Koester abstained.

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Do I need to fix up my Gatlinburg house before selling?

Fix the items a Gatlinburg buyer will treat as risk — roof, HVAC, moisture, and decks — and skip the remodel you will not recoup. Over-improving delays the sale that funds your next house.

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Why didn't my house sell in Chattanooga?

If your $400K-plus Chattanooga house sat through the first weekends, it was priced or positioned for last year’s tighter market. Greater Chattanooga REALTORS’ July 2026 report put inventory at 4,099 listings and 4.5 months of supply — buyers have more to compare, and you still cannot buy the next ho

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How much is my Nashville home worth in 2026?

Greater Nashville REALTORS reported a $520,000 residential median on 2,627 July 2026 closings. If you own a $400,000-plus house and want to move up, that headline is a starting point — not your list price.

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Can I buy a house before selling mine in Sevierville?

Yes — you can buy in Sevierville before you sell if you have a written exit on the house you own. Here is how the timing works for a $400K+ East Tennessee owner who wants to move up.

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How fast do homes sell in Knoxville?

Homes that closed in the East Tennessee REALTORS MLS in July 2026 averaged 68 days on market. A priced Knoxville listing can still sell in that window if you list instead of waiting on the next house.

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14th Annual Great Smoky Mountain Jeep Invasion Opens Today at LeConte Center

The 14th annual Great Smoky Mountain Jeep Invasion opens today, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, at the LeConte Center, 2986 Teaster Lane, Pigeon Forge, and runs through Saturday, Aug. 22. Tickets are $20, $10 for ages 6–12, and free for 5 and under, with no presales.

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Kingsport Puts a 94-Unit Kendrick Creek Apartment Rezoning on Final Reading

The Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen held a public hearing and first reading Aug. 4, 2026, on AF-135-2026: 8.01 acres along Kendrick Creek Road near I-81, R-1C to R-3, 94 units. A published final tally has not appeared.

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Knoxville City Council Approves 7-1 North Waterfront TIF Around World's Fair Park

Knoxville City Council voted 7-1 Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, to approve the North Waterfront Redevelopment Plan and create a tax increment financing district around World's Fair Park, the Neyland Entertainment and Maplehurst Innovation districts, and nearby homes and businesses. Councilmember Ameli

Metro Council Votes 31–6 to Advance $300 Million East Bank Transfer

Metro Council Votes 31–6 to Advance $300 Million East Bank Transfer

Metro Council voted 31–6 Tuesday, Aug. 18, to advance a Music City Center refinancing that would transfer up to $300 million in excess tourism tax revenues to the East Bank Development Authority for Nissan Stadium-area infrastructure. The companion bill returns Sept. 1. This is not a…

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Chattanooga City Council Takes Up Plan Chattanooga for Adoption Tuesday, Aug. 25

Plan Chattanooga, the citywide comprehensive plan plus eight area plans, is on the Chattanooga City Council agenda for adoption Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. The Regional Planning Commission adopted it in June; a public hearing was Aug. 11.

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Rock City Hires Terracon to Start Waterway and Wildlife Review of the Lookout Mountain Gondola

Rock City has directed Terracon to begin a preliminary waterway, wildlife, and cultural-resources assessment of the proposed Lookout Mountain gondola. Walker County already rezoned the Flintstone base; the Town of Lookout Mountain still has to vote.

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Carter County Commission Votes 20–1 for a One-Year AI Data-Center Moratorium

Carter County Commission passed a one-year moratorium on AI data centers and cryptocurrency mining Monday night, Aug. 17, on a 20–1 vote. What the new county pause means for Elizabethton, Roan Mountain, and unincorporated Carter homes.

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Dollywood’s $60 Million NightFlight Expedition Opens Today in Pigeon Forge

Dollywood opens NightFlight Expedition to the public today after a more-than-$60 million build — the park's largest single attraction. Here is the employer-and-traffic story for Sevier County owners, plus live Great Smoky Mountains MLS cabin and condo numbers.

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Knoxville City Council Clears First Vote to Split Schaad Road Golf Course for a Multisport Complex

Knoxville City Council approved the initial plan Tuesday, Aug. 18, to shrink Knoxville Municipal Golf Course at 3925 Schaad Road from 18 holes to nine and lease roughly half the land for a public-private multisport complex. The Sports Authority and County Commission still have to vote.

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Metro Lands $4 Million to Rebuild The Farm at Mill Ridge Park in Southeast Nashville

Metro Parks announced Thursday, Aug. 13, that The Farm at Mill Ridge Park gets $4 million — a $2 million National Park Service grant matched by the Joe C. Davis Foundation. The Barn becomes an indoor nature center on the 622-acre park in Antioch. No construction calendar yet.

Hamilton County OKs Step Toward 76 Staff Homes in St. Elmo

Hamilton County OKs Step Toward 76 Staff Homes in St. Elmo

Hamilton County school board members voted 6-4 to approve an option-to-lease agreement that could bring about 76 housing units for district employees to St. Elmo.

Brentwood Sets Annexation Hearing; Williamson Home Prices

Brentwood Sets Annexation Hearing; Williamson Home Prices

Brentwood's City Commission agreed to hold a public hearing on annexing the 18-acre city sewer pump station site next to the proposed Crews subdivision.

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