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MTSU Report: State housing market showing mix of progress, emerging challenges

Sep 24, 2024 at 07:50 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — With continued rising home prices and an emerging trend of fewer closings in some areas of the state during the second quarter of the year, Tenness.... Read More

Report: TN Home Prices Remain Strong; Closings, Inventory Up Across State

Jul 17, 2024 at 04:15 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University’s latest “Housing Tennessee” report shows annual improvements in home prices, si.... Read More

Political Forum: Murfreesboro City Council Candidates - Key Issues and Views

Jul 09, 2024 at 01:39 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Today on WGNS, we hosted the Murfreesboro City Council Political Forum featuring candidates running for a City Council seat. Our guests included Matt M.... Read More

Grand Opening: Murfreesboro Housing Authority’s Newly Developed Oakland I and II Neighborhoods

Apr 08, 2024 at 10:03 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - The community is invited to a ribbon cutting, program, home tour and reception Thursday, April 18, at 11 a.m. at 402 Keeble Circle in Murfreesboro to cele.... Read More

Navigating Tennessee's Housing Affordability Challenge: A Complex Dance of Supply and Demand

Jan 29, 2024 at 09:23 am by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - Recent research by the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR), titled “Reducing the Burden: Increasing Housing Supp.... Read More
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Murfreesboro Building Activity in 2023 Hits High of $1 Billion in Valuation as Large Commercial Projects Expand with Overall Construction

Jan 05, 2024 at 11:40 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Murfreesboro’s single-family permits and new commercial development in 2023 reveal expanding growth and higher valuation due in par.... Read More

Community leader and volunteer Melissa Warren plays “Santa” for Murfreesboro’s Westbrooks Towers

Dec 15, 2023 at 12:05 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - Melissa Warren knew she wanted to do something in the community after she retired from a long career in information technology and long-term care. When sh.... Read More

John Verge is one of Murfreesboro’s Oaklands longest-term residents

Dec 08, 2023 at 10:49 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - In 1974, when John Verge was in first grade, his home burned down. The family, with nowhere to go, moved into public housing in Murfreesboro. Since then,.... Read More

16th Annual Cookin’ To Build to Support Habitat’s Mission to Build Affordable Homes

Oct 27, 2023 at 11:19 am by WGNS News

  Murfreesboro, TN – Middle Tennessee residents will have a chance to get their fill of delicious chili, soup, stew and gumbo from over 35 cooking teams at the 1.... Read More

Report: 36.8% of New Tennessee Homes are Multi-Family, Rutherford, Williamson and Davidson Counties at 45.4%

Oct 23, 2023 at 08:26 pm by WGNS News

The state of the U.S. housing market has been one of the defining economic stories of the past two and a half years. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, housing has.... Read More

Murfreesboro’s Westbrooks Towers Provides a Safe, Good Place to Live for Older Adults on a Limited Income

Sep 27, 2023 at 10:00 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TENN - Patsy Smith is 68-years-old, and living her best life at Westbrooks Towers in Murfreesboro. Smith said, “I’m safe, I love the people here.... Read More

Housing Tennessee report: Mix of falling permits, sales amid rising home prices, inventories

Mar 31, 2023 at 10:43 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University’s latest “Housing Tennessee” report shows drops in construction permits and home sales whi.... Read More

Habitat for Humanity Continues Moving Forward with Construction of New Homes in Legacy Pointe Subdivision - Fundraiser This Thursday Evening

Mar 06, 2023 at 12:00 pm by WGNS News

Murfreesboro, TN - Legacy Pointe, a Habitat for Humanity subdivision in Murfreesboro, continues to grow... That was Melissa Cross, Development Director for the Rutherford Coun.... Read More

Proposed Neighborhood Behind Regency Park Subdivision Turned Down by Murfreesboro City Council

Dec 13, 2022 at 10:26 am by WGNS News

(Murfreesboro, TN) As Murfreesboro’s growth continues to outpace many nearby cities, proposals for more and more high-density housing developments will be heard before c.... Read More

Housing Tennessee report: State ‘saw robust to mixed economic outcomes’

Sep 26, 2022 at 03:35 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University’s latest “Housing Tennessee” report shows “mixed economic outcomes” for a housing m.... Read More

The Median Price of Homes in Rutherford County Rose by 7.9% during the 1st Quarter of 2022

Aug 20, 2022 at 06:29 pm by WGNS

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENN. - Housing prices are up, as heard in numerous reports, which means first time home buyers moving into areas like Rutherford County are having a harder.... Read More

Home Prices have Greatly Increased in Murfreesboro as the Supply of Building Lots have Dropped

Aug 10, 2022 at 03:07 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The growth that Rutherford County has experienced has greatly increased home prices. The growth has also led to a lack of supply – that.... Read More

STUDY: Tennessee ranks 36th in child well-being - Children living in poverty and more

Aug 09, 2022 at 08:31 pm by WGNS

Newly released data show Tennessee ranks 36th in overall child well-being, according to the 2022 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data dev.... Read More

Tennessee Has a 6.6% Gender Homeownership Gap, Above U.S. Average

Aug 08, 2022 at 06:30 am by WGNS

Homeownership is a common goal for millions of Americans, but a number of social and economic factors can affect peoples’ ability to reach that milestone. From income to.... Read More

TENNESSEE: 12th Lowest average new construction value

Jul 29, 2022 at 09:06 pm by WGNS

TENNESSEE - Rising real estate prices and interest rate hikes have finally started to bring balance back to the residential market this year. But while demand is falling off,.... Read More