September Market Report
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 7, 2016 – Memphis-area home sales for September increased 11.4 percent from a year ago, with 1,616 total sales recorded in...
Intunity Secures THDA Grant to Assist Adults with Special Needs
The Tennessee Housing Development Agency has announced a $287,500 grant to help Intunity, formerly known as the Housing Foundation of West Tennessee (HFWT), acquire and renovate eight homes in Madison County for the needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
President and Mrs. Carter spend one week building homes with Habitat for Humanity in...
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter today kicked off a week of working alongside Habitat for Humanity homeowners and hundreds of volunteers in Memphis, Tennessee, to build and repair homes during Habitat’s 33rd Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project.
MERCY LOAN FUND PARTNERS WITH NATIONAL CHURCH RESIDENCES TO PRESERVE MUCH-NEEDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN...
Mercy Loan Fund (MLF), a leading Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) based in Denver, Colo., has announced it has partnered with National Church Residences (NCR) to help preserve 55 affordable homes for seniors at Hickory Hollow Senior Apartments in Memphis, Tenn.
February Market Report
Memphis-area home sales for February increased 7.8 percent from a year ago, with 1,040 total sales recorded in the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® MAARdata property records database. Sales were up 8.8 percent from January, when there were 956 total sales. Average sales price from February-to-February was down 8.5 percent, at $139,335. Inventory increased 1.8 percent, with 5,474 units listed for sale. YTD sales volume decreased by 6.5 percent from February 2015, at $279.5 million.
Roe Introduces Bill to Bring Fairness to Public Housing
Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) introduced the Fairness in Public Housing Act. This bill would require tenants in public housing who have earned more than 125% of Median Area Income for more than one year to move out so that other needy families can move in
Alexander to Senate Democrats: Don’t Block Bipartisan Energy & Water Funding that Would Grow...
The U.S. Senate will take a first step this week toward considering a bipartisan energy and water appropriations bill, and U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander is urging Senate Democrats to allow the bill to be considered by the full Senate.
July Market Report
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 6, 2015 – Memphis-area home sales for July increased 12.6 percent from a year ago, with 1,685 total sales recorded in...
City of Knoxville Celebrates National Public Works Week
The efforts of the City's public works experts touch nearly every aspect of life within Knoxville, through the wide range of services offered by the Public Service, Fleet Services, Parks and Recreation, Engineering and Building Inspections departments.
Alexander: Energy & Water Appropriations Bill Supports Energy Research, Waterways and National Security
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy & Water Development, said approval of appropriations legislation today by the subcommittee shows that there is bipartisan support for “energy research, waterways and national security.” The legislation is one of the first two appropriations bills ready to be considered by the Senate Appropriations Committee this year