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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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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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