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The Busi Gazette

East Tennessee Edition

Thursday edition · Oct 29, 2026 · 12:00 AM EDT
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National Desk

The housing market gets a positive Fed day for a change

We still have some pressing issues with inflation, but it looks like the Fed doesn’t want to go crazy with rate hikes

From free public sources; each headline links to the publisher's own page.

Knoxville has 19 active listings this edition, with a median asking price of $299,000 and a median of 168 days on the market. Knoxville saw no asking-price cuts and no increases this edition. The Knoxville page lists every home there.

Next door, Maryville has 5 active listings and a median asking price of $499,900, $200,900 higher than Knoxville's. The median lot is 1.15 acres in Maryville against 1 acre in Knoxville, so Maryville has more land. Also nearby, Clinton has 3 active listings and a median asking price of $375,000, $76,000 higher than Knoxville's. The median lot is 4.61 acres in Clinton against 1 acre in Knoxville, so Clinton has more land. Every figure is an asking price from the same edition.

Across the whole market the Gazette counts 139 active listings with a median asking price of $290,000. The median asking price works out to $32 per square foot. The median time on the market is 122 days. The by-the-numbers page sets out every city, with the charts.

The housing market gets a positive Fed day for a change We still have some pressing issues with inflation, but it looks like the Fed doesn’t want to go crazy with rate hikes — HousingWire, Oct 28
Alexander brothers sentenced to 30 years for sex trafficking The brothers were convicted in March 2026 after 11 women testified during trial — HousingWire, Oct 28
Toll Brothers underwrites lots for tomorrow’s market, not yesterday’s As demand moderates, Toll Brothers is tightening its underwriting hurdle rates and doubling down on prime "Main and Main" sites — HousingWire, Oct 28
CoStar wants faster Homes.com growth, is shifting sales into the field Net new bookings totaled $37 million, while residential segment revenue rose to $460 million from $373 million — HousingWire, Oct 28
NYC office-to-apartment mega project resumes after near disaster The 1,600 unit project triggered 180 city inspections, with 65 violations and 18 partial stop work orders — HousingWire, Oct 28
Open Real Estate gains momentum as independent brokerages sign on Backers say the effort will streamline property data sharing to MLSs, portals and other sites ahead of a Q1 2027 launch — HousingWire, Oct 28
As tappable home equity peaks, can reverse mortgage lenders get more borrowers on board? First American report shows the vast majority of accessible equity is tied to mortgages with rates that are not refi ready — HousingWire, Oct 28
Figure hits $500M per year in small-business loans as entrepreneurs turn to home equity Figure says approvals can take 5 minutes with funding in as few as 5 days, and borrowers can access up to $750K — HousingWire, Oct 28

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