seller-intent

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.

seller-intent

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.

Pigeon Forge

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.

Kingsport

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.

Knoxville

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

Nashville

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…

Chattanooga

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.

Chattanooga

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.

Carter County

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.

Dollywood

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.

Knoxville

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.

Nashville

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.

Market News

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.

Market News

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.

Market News

Sullivan County OKs 3 Rezonings; Tri-Cities Home Prices

The Sullivan County Commission approved three rezoning requests and rejected a fourth at its August rezoning hearing, months after creating a new district for data centers.

Market News

Farragut OKs Kingston Pike Village; Knoxville Home Prices

Farragut's planning commission approved the site plan for Kingston Pike Village, a four-building development at South Watt Road with medical offices, a bank branch and a coffee shop.

Market News

Pigeon Forge OKs 53,713 SF City Hall; Home Prices Hold

The Pigeon Forge Planning Commission approved the final site plan for a three-story, 53,713-square-foot city hall as the sign tower came down on the municipal campus.

Kingsport

Kingsport Approves Quarry Expansion 6-1 — What’s Next for Homes Near Holston Elementary

The Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved Martin Marietta’s quarry rezoning on second reading Tuesday night, Aug. 4, in a 6–1 vote. Mayor Paul Montgomery cast the lone no. What’s next for homes near Holston Elementary.

Chattanooga

Chattanooga Planners Keep South Broad Drive-Through Ban — For Now

On Monday, Aug. 10, the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission kept the ban on new drive-throughs in South Broad's commercial mixed-use zone. Staff will return next month with a path for former drive-through sites — and City Council takes up Plan Chattanooga on Aug. 25.

Knox County

Knox Planning Commission Recommends a Data Center Freeze Through June 2027

On Aug. 13 the Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission recommended a data center moratorium through June 30, 2027. Case 8-B-26-OB is a recommendation — Knox County Commission still has the final vote. The City of Knoxville freeze is already live.

Nashville

Metro Council Authorizes Eminent Domain on Zoo Data Center Land — What South Nashville Owners Should Watch

Metro Council voted 27-5 Tuesday night, Aug. 4, to authorize eminent domain on DC Blox land next to the Nashville Zoo. The vote is an option, not a purchase — appraisal first, then a 12-to-18-month clock, with a $37 million figure already on the table.

Sevierville

Sevierville Approves 407 Indoor Water Park Site Plan — What It Means for Traffic, Cabins, and Home Prices

The Sevierville Planning Commission approved a Gateway Boulevard site plan on Aug. 6 for a 175-unit hotel, about 150 timeshare units, and a 74,000-square-foot indoor water park at The 407: Gateway to Adventure. Construction is expected next year; traffic stays a problem until Exit 408.

Knox County

Knox County Pauses Its Zoning Overhaul — What Rural Landowners and Home Buyers Should Do Now

Mayor Glenn Jacobs paused Knox County's Unified Development Ordinance on Aug. 14 until Mayor-Elect Betsy Henderson takes office Sept. 1. The July 29 draft that would have made Rural Residential the default for farmland is not law — and the current rules still govern every deal on the table.

Johnson City

Quick Sale in Johnson City: Allen's Home Sold Without the Stress

Read Allen's 5-star review about working with Noah at Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty in Johnson City, Tennessee.

Market News

22 Chattanooga Townhomes Break Ground as Inventory Jumps 21%

A 22-townhome affordable community broke ground on Shallowford Road on Aug. 13, landing in a Chattanooga market where inventory is up 21.3% year over year.