Tennessee

Housing sales in the Chattanooga area continued their eight-year climb last year, rising to another record high in 2017 even with higher home prices and fewer houses for sale.

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The company, which bought BNC Bancorp to enter North Carolina last year, recorded $19.1 million in merger-related expenses and an $8.3 million pretax loss tied to investment securities.

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The Tennessee company also set high expectations for revenue opportunities while projecting it will deliver a 15% return on equity in 2019.

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Housing inventory nationwide has declined for more than two years. But in a small number of markets, the number of homes for sale is growing.

Nearly half of all Memphis renters are "cost burdened,'' meaning they spend more than 35% of their household income on housing.

An organization that plays a role in the racial integration of Tennessee's neighborhoods and schools has — after nearly 100 years — installed its first black president.

Buying into the American dream of homeownership is getting more costly in Chattanooga.

The number of foreclosure filings on properties in the six-county Chattanooga, Tenn., metropolitan area dropped 26.8% in the first half of 2017.

A foreclosure sale of Memphis' tallest building has been pushed to Aug. 16 as court-ordered work to secure the building continues.

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Defects and misrepresentations on mortgage applications rose 2.5% in May, reaching levels last seen in 2015, according to the First American Loan Defect Index

Chattanooga, Tenn., home prices continued to accelerate in the first three months of 2017 as sales outpaced the number of new homes put on the market, shrinking the available inventory of houses for home buyers to choose from in the area.

Bankers oppose legislation that would let local governments finance energy efficiency projects with liens ahead of the mortgage.