According To Home Builder And District 6 Tennessee State Representative Tim Hicks Said New Homes Are Being Built In Washington County At A Pace Never Seen Before. Combined New Single-Family Home Starts For This Year Through August Are At 556. That’s A 40-Percent Increase Over Last Year. Hicks, Who Has Been Building Homes Over The Past Three Decades, Said Despite The Slow Down By Interest Rates And Inflation, It Doesn’t Feel Like Much Of One. He Said We Are Seeing Historically High Numbers Which Are Part Of A Trend He Doesn’t See Ending Anytime Soon.