About

As It Stands is a publication by Hancen Sale, a leading regional voice on housing, development, and economic issues. A lifelong Knoxville native, he brings a data-driven perspective to the big questions facing communities across East Tennessee.

His blog explores the forces shaping growth, affordability, and local policy—along with the occasional detour into current events or whatever else seems worth thinking about. Originally the name of a weekly opinion column he wrote in college for The Daily Beacon, As It Stands carries forward that same spirit: an effort to make sense of complicated topics with clarity, curiosity, and the occasional strong opinion.

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