As-Is Home Buyer Blog
Shelby County Foreclosure Report — Q3 2026
Nick HedbergPublished on: 06/10/2026Shelby County foreclosure filings jumped 55% to 367 in Q3 2026, the most since at least early 2025, while 157 auction sales completed and lenders kept 51% of the homes sold. A public-records report with ZIP-level data, buyer tables, and full methodology.
Are Cash Home Buying Companies Legit? How to Check a Cash Buyer in Tennessee
Nick HedbergPublished on: 03/10/2026How to check whether a 'we buy houses' cash offer company is legit in Tennessee: verify the business, check licensing if they claim it, and know your consume...
What's the Hardest Month to Sell a House in the Memphis Area?
Nick HedbergPublished on: 03/10/2026Real Memphis-area and national housing data on which month homes take the longest to sell, and what it means if you need to sell a Bartlett or Cordova house...
What Closing Costs Do Home Sellers Pay in Tennessee?
Nick HedbergPublished on: 03/10/2026A plain breakdown of which closing costs Tennessee law and local custom actually put on the seller, from the state transfer tax (a buyer cost) to title insur...
Are Home Prices Dropping in the Memphis Area Right Now?
Nick HedbergPublished on: 03/10/2026Memphis-area home prices are still rising, not falling. See the August 2026 sales data for Cordova and the wider Memphis area, and what a slower, higher-inve...
Is Cordova, TN a Good Place to Live?
Nick HedbergPublished on: 03/10/2026Is Cordova, TN a good place to live? See the zoned schools, Shelby Farms Park access, and the 2021-2024 de-annexation history before deciding to stay or sell.
What Is the Cost of Living in Cordova, TN?
Nick HedbergPublished on: 03/10/2026Cordova, TN cost of living broken down by housing, Memphis-area property and sales tax, utilities and the overall index, sourced to Zillow, the county Truste...
Shelby County Tax Sale: What Homeowners Need to Know
Nick HedbergPublished on: 01/09/2026How Shelby County's delinquent-property-tax sale works, what a Memphis homeowner can do before and after it, and what Tennessee's redemption statute actually says — sale dates, the 30-day-to-1-year redemption scale, the 12% interest, and free local help. Next sale October 27, 2026.
Memphis Foreclosures by ZIP Code
Nick HedbergPublished on: 01/09/2026Every Memphis and Shelby County ZIP code ranked by new foreclosure filings, with quarter-over-quarter change and completed auction sales — from Register of Deeds records, updated quarterly. Free to cite with a link.
Memphis & Shelby County Foreclosure Statistics
Nick HedbergPublished on: 25/08/2026Memphis & Shelby County foreclosure statistics from county records, updated quarterly: filings, auction sales, median prices, buyer mix, ZIP rankings, and the tax-sale pipeline. Free CSV download, citable with attribution.
How to Stop a Foreclosure in Memphis: 5 Ways That Still Work in 2026
Nick HedbergPublished on: 21/08/2026Behind on your mortgage in Memphis? A plain-English guide to Tennessee's fast non-judicial foreclosure timeline and five realistic ways to stop or avoid the sale in 2026.
Shelby County Foreclosure Report — Q2 2026
Nick HedbergPublished on: 07/07/2026Shelby County foreclosure filings fell 31% to 237 in Q2 2026 — the fewest since at least early 2025 — while 124 auction sales completed and investors bought 40% of the homes sold. A public-records report with ZIP-level data, buyer tables, and full methodology.
Shelby County Foreclosure Report — Q1 2026
Nick HedbergPublished on: 19/06/2026Nearly four Shelby County homes a day entered foreclosure in Q1 2026 — and investors bought 44% of the homes sold at auction. A public-records report with ZIP-level data, buyer tables, and full methodology.
How to Sell a House As-Is in Memphis: Cash Buyer vs. Agent vs. FSBO (2026)
Nick HedbergPublished on: 19/06/2026A plain-English guide for Memphis homeowners: how selling a house as-is to a cash buyer compares with using a real estate agent or selling FSBO in 2026.