{"id":680,"date":"2026-03-30T15:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/crer\/?p=680"},"modified":"2026-05-24T03:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T03:46:20","slug":"3-30-26-report-finds-chattanooga-housing-growth-lagging-behind-demand-pushing-prices-higher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/crer\/2026\/03\/30\/3-30-26-report-finds-chattanooga-housing-growth-lagging-behind-demand-pushing-prices-higher\/","title":{"rendered":"3\/30\/26: Report Finds Chattanooga Housing Growth Lagging Behind Demand, Pushing Prices Higher"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"537\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/152\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-23-234148.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-682\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7402400121525141;width:327px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A story on NewsChannel 9 featured the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/gary-w-rollins-college-of-business\/crer\/research#WP14TheCompositionofHousingintheChattanoogaRegion\">CRER white paper on the composition of the Chattanooga housing stock.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Between 2014 and 2024, the number of households in the Chattanooga metro area grew by more than 15 percent. 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