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Knoxville Home Prices Post First Decline Since 2012

Home prices declined 1.4% year-over-year in the final quarter of 2025. But the drop has already been wiped out.

May 28 • Hancen Sale

Knoxville Is Growing Richer, Less Affordable at the Same Time

The same growth that the drives a local economy can, at the same time, price out the people who built it.

May 21 • Hancen Sale

Wall Street Isn't To Blame For Knoxville's Housing Crisis

Despite attention from media and policymakers, institutional investors own less than 1% of Knox County's housing stock

May 14 • Hancen Sale

Demystifying Knox County's Property Tax Debate

Understanding how property taxes are calculated and how rate changes impact how much you actually pay.

Apr 23 • Hancen Sale

I'm Not Just Independent. I'm Anti-Partisan.

On the politics of thinking for yourself—and the quiet radicalism of calling it like it is

Apr 17 • Hancen Sale

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