Spring brings more buyers, but it also brings a lot more sellers. Wilson County data shows winter listings sit longer while competition drops about 18%, then new listings surge by March. Here is how to decide whether to list now, wait, or launch in late winter ahead of the crowd.

Rates hit 7.03%. How a mortgage rate lock in Tennessee protects your payment, what an extension costs, and why your leverage with sellers just improved.

In the Nashville metro, buyers have more leverage right now than at almost any point since 2019. The metro is sitting near 6.83 months of supply, up from about 3.35 a year ago. In Wilson County, homes are now taking around 73 days to sell, up from 57 last year. The same market that's frustrating you with mid-6% rates is handing you negotiating power that disappears in a low-rate frenzy.

If you bought a Nashville-area home in 2023 or 2024 with a rate above 7%, it's worth running the numbers. Rates in 2026 have settled into the mid-6% range, and refinancing could shave $200 to $450 off your monthly payment on a typical loan. The deciding factor is your break-even point: divide your closing costs (about $3,000 to $5,000) by your monthly savings, and if you plan to stay in the home past that many months, refinancing likely pays off. By Khristian Schlemmer | July

How accurate is a Zestimate? Less accurate than most homeowners think especially the version you see before your home is listed. Zillow's own data shows a 7.49% median error for off-market homes, which works out to $30,000 or more in either direction on a typical mid-$400,000s home, and a quarter of off-market Zestimates miss by more than 10%. For unique properties, acreage, and rural areas, errors can reach 15–20%. The only way to know what your home is actually worth is an

Is It Better to Rent or Buy a Home in Lebanon, TN in 2026? Renting is cheaper month to month owning a median-priced home in the Nashville metro costs about $720 more per month than renting a comparable place, according to Zumper's 2026 rent-vs-buy analysis. But the metro's price-to-rent ratio sits in a statistical "toss-up" range, and buying typically comes out ahead once you stay 4–5 years or longer. In Lebanon, where the median sale price is around $428,000 and single-famil

Can Wilson County Seniors Freeze Their Property Taxes After the 2026 Reappraisal? Yes. Homeowners 65 and older with 2025 income at or below $63,470 — a limit Wilson County raised from $51,790 in June — can freeze their property tax bill at its current amount, permanently shielding it from future increases. Applications go through the Wilson County Trustee's Office in Lebanon. A separate state Tax Relief program also reimburses taxes for lower-income seniors, disabled homeowne

Wilson County homeowners are seeing property values rise an average of 66% in the 2026 reappraisal, but that doesn’t mean property taxes will increase by 66%. Tennessee’s revenue-neutral law requires the county to lower the tax rate after a reappraisal. The key is how your home compares to the county average. Learn what the new assessments mean for your tax bill, home value, and whether now is the right time to buy or sell in Lebanon, Tennessee.