seller-intent What happens if my Townsend house doesn't sell after I've bought another one? Townsend homes took an 89-day median to sell in September 2026 and closed 6.13% below asking on average. Here is a 90-day plan for the seller who already bought the next house.
Chattanooga Walden Voters Decide Nov. 3 on Up to $1.4 Million in Debt for the 42-Acre Totten Tract Walden’s Nov. 3 ballot asks whether the town should borrow up to $1.4 million to buy the 42-acre Totten Tract across from Town Hall. The vice mayor says private pledges have grown to $1.7 million. The mayor says the $2.1 million price is $250,000 above the appraisal and would take about $500,000 fro
Nashville Metro Planning Overrules Staff 7-0 on Woodlawn & Saratoga Lot-Line Shift Near Bowling Avenue (2026S-151-001) Metro Planning staff recommended disapproving a final plat that would move lot lines among three home sites on Woodlawn Drive and Saratoga Drive east of Bowling Avenue. On Sept. 24, the Planning Commission voted 7-0 to go against that recommendation and approve the plat with exceptions to the infill
Johnson City Johnson City Signal Project Rises $230,000: Six Intersections Get Mast Arms, Gray Gets a New Signal Johnson City’s Oct. 1 consent agenda carried an amendment to a TDOT contract for a federally funded signal project. The estimate is up $230,000. Six intersections, four of them on South Roan Street, would move to mast-arm signals, and a new signal would go in at Gray Station Road and Shadden Road at
Knoxville Knox Planning Denies Nickle Road Hillside Request 10–3 and Woods-Smith Road Sinkhole Rezoning On Oct. 1 the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission denied two Northwest Knoxville requests: extra hillside clearing on Nickle Road for an 18-lot plan (10–3, against staff’s recommendation) and an RN-2 rezoning on Woods-Smith Road over sinkhole risk.
Sevier County Sevier County Early Voting Opens Oct. 14 With a State Property Tax Amendment on the Ballot Early voting for the Nov. 3 election opens Oct. 14 in Sevier County, with satellite days in Kodak and Seymour. Second on the ballot is a constitutional amendment that would bar Tennessee from taxing property at the state level. City property owners who live elsewhere may also have a vote, but only a
Chattanooga Chattanooga Council Takes Up 2102 Vance Avenue Rezoning Oct. 13 After Staff Urged Denial A 0.62-acre vacant lot at 2102 Vance Avenue, owned by the Islamic Center of Chattanooga, is on the Chattanooga City Council’s Oct. 13 first-reading list. Planning staff recommended denying commercial zoning; the Planning Commission recommended C-N Commercial Neighborhood instead.
Tri-Cities Sullivan County Weighs Two Highway 11W Rezonings Oct. 8: B-3 Warehouses and an A-5 Farm Two neighboring parcels on Highway 11W in Bristol’s Urban Growth Area are headed to the Sullivan County Commission on Oct. 8. One would become all B-3 for two warehouse buildings; the other would drop to A-5, a large-tract rural district, for a personal residence and livestock.
seller-intent What does it cost to sell a house in Signal Mountain? Commission, your mortgage payoff, prorated taxes, closing fees, repairs or credits, and carrying time. Signal Mountain homes took a 73-day median to sell in September 2026.
seller-intent Why didn't my house sell in Spring Hill? Spring Hill homes priced right sold for about asking in September 2026, with a 46-day median on market and 413 listings. If yours sat, here is how to find out why.
seller-intent Can I buy a house before selling mine in Elizabethton? Yes, with a plan for the down payment and the overlap. Elizabethton homes took a 57-day median to sell in September 2026. Here are the four ways move-up sellers bridge it.
seller-intent Should I sell my Powell house now or wait until spring 2027? Powell homes sold for about asking in September 2026 with a 53-day median on market. Here is how a move-up seller decides between listing this fall and waiting for spring.
seller-intent What happens if my Sevierville house doesn't sell after I've bought another one? You carry two housing payments until it sells. With a 96-day median on market in Sevierville, here is how to pick between a price cut, renting, borrowing, or a guaranteed sale.
Nashville Nashville Planning Drops Woodmont, Harding and Two Old Hickory Segments From Transit Map On Sept. 24, 2026, the Metro Nashville Planning Commission voted 7-0 to approve 2026CP-000-002, an update to the NashvilleNext Growth and Preservation Concept Map that removes Woodmont Boulevard, the Powell-Sidco-Harding route and two Old Hickory Boulevard segments as high-capacity transit corridors
Sevierville Sevierville Approves Sewer Package: $53,655 EPA Penalty, Birchwood Lift Station, Emily Drive Line On Sept. 21, Sevierville aldermen approved a $53,655 EPA penalty tied to the city’s sewer plant plus three sewer projects: a Birchwood lift station rebuild, a low-pressure line for about 15 Emily Drive homes, and Murphy Road pipe replacement.
seller-intent How much is my Signal Mountain home worth in 2026? The median Signal Mountain sale was $746,000 in September 2026. Your home's value comes from a handful of close, recent solds, and that number drives your next move.
seller-intent What happens if my Brentwood house doesn't sell after I've bought another one? Until it sells, you carry two homes, and in Brentwood that adds up fast. The median listing took 67 days in September 2026. Plan the exit before you buy.
seller-intent How fast do homes sell in Elizabethton? The median Elizabethton home took 57 days on market in September 2026. Add closing time, and a $400K-plus home may run longer. Plan the next move around it.
seller-intent Do I need to fix up my Powell house before selling? Fix what an inspector or lender will flag, then stop. Powell homes sold for about asking in September 2026 with a 53-day median on market, so time matters too.
seller-intent What happens if my Pigeon Forge house doesn't sell after I've bought another one? Until it sells, you carry two homes. Pigeon Forge listings are taking a median of 102 days, so decide your backup date before you sign on the next house.
Chattanooga Chattanooga Council Takes Up Reflection Riding Garden Road Rezoning Oct. 13 (2026-0106) Chattanooga City Council’s Oct. 13 agenda includes case 2026-0106, which would rezone 400, 402 and 405 Garden Road in Lookout Valley, home of the Reflection Riding nature preserve, from RN-1-7.5 residential to OS Open Space and A-1 Urban Agricultural. The Planning Commission and staff recommended ap
Nashville Metro Planning Overrules Staff on Two North Nashville Duplex Rezonings On Sept. 24, 2026, the Metro Nashville Planning Commission voted 7-0 to approve two small North Nashville rezonings that staff had recommended disapproving: 3907 and 3908 Southview Drive (RS15 to R10) and 1812 and 1814 Haynes Street (RS5 to R8-A).
Kingsport Kingsport Moves to Limit Winter Sewer Average to May–September Bills (AF-290-2026) Kingsport’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen has a sewer-billing change on first reading Oct. 6. Under AF-290-2026, each residential customer’s winter sewer average would apply only to May through September bills, and the old 3,000-gallon cushion would be dropped. Final adoption is set for Nov. 3.
Knoxville Knox Planning Staff Backs RN-3 for Vacant E. Moody Avenue Lots (10-H-26-RZ) Two vacant parcels at 324 and 334 E. Moody Avenue in South Knoxville came before Knoxville-Knox County Planning on Oct. 1 with a request to move from RN-1 single-family zoning to RN-3, which allows single-family, attached, and two-family homes. Staff recommended approval.
Sevier County Sevier County Commission Set to Vote Oct. 19 on Flood Rules Tied to New FEMA Map Panels A proposed Sevier County resolution would replace Section 302, Flood Protection, of the county zoning resolution and adopt FEMA flood map panels dated Nov. 13, 2026. The county planning director asked for a Sevierville Regional Planning Commission recommendation ahead of the Oct. 19 County Commissio