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The Housing Boom Is Over. The Hangover Isn't.

Five Charts That Help Explain The Current Housing Market

Nov 21 • Hancen Sale

Will Voters Say Yes? Inside the Politics of Knoxville’s Sales Tax Referendum

The outcome will reveal more about Knoxville’s political landscape than its finances.

Oct 30 • Hancen Sale

Should Knoxville Require Lobbyists to Register?

Special Interest Groups Have Limited Power in Knoxville—But Requiring Them To Register Could Still Strengthen Public Trust

Oct 23 • Hancen Sale

The Real Problem Isn’t Gentrification—It’s Exclusion

How A Broken Land Use System Protects the Status Quo In Some Places But Not Others, Fueling Gentrification and Limiting Upward Mobility

Oct 11 • Hancen Sale

A Pro-Housing Agenda For Knoxville

5 Zoning Reforms That Can Expand Housing Opportunities and Lower Costs Across Knoxville

Oct 3 • Hancen Sale

We Say America Is Better Than This. But Are We?

Violence is part of the American story, but so is the struggle to prove America can be something more than the sum of its divisions.

Sep 25 • Hancen Sale

What’s Being Built in Knoxville—and Why

A closer look at Knox County's new construction market and how market forces and government regulation are shaping housing trends across the region.

Aug 29 • Hancen Sale

Should Knoxville Rethink Its Election Calendar?

Aligning nonpartisan city races with county and state elections could boost turnout. And even if there's some partisan spillover, the tradeoff might be…

Aug 18 • Hancen Sale

Does D.R. Horton Do More Harm Than Good?

Weighing the tradeoffs of America’s largest homebuilder: affordability for buyers, backlash from communities, and the long-term consequences for housing…

Jul 19 • Hancen Sale

How the Politics of Growth Transcend the Left–Right Divide

Zoning and development debates are fueling a political realignment, creating intraparty divides and challenging ideological orthodoxies.

Jul 5 • Hancen Sale

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