| Nashville, TN is home to many things including music, | | | | perfect and can be easily accessed from any location |
| sports, museums and fine dining. It is also home to a | | | | around the city. |
| growing number of homeowners. According to the | | | | Aside from great real estate prices and ease of travel, |
| Greater Nashville Association of Realtors, Nashville | | | | Nashville boasts a thriving downtown where a person |
| (unlike many other cities) is not experiencing a housing | | | | can catch a Tennessee Titans football game, |
| bubble. September 2006 closings were two closings | | | | Predators hockey game, go see any style of music at |
| short from the previous record setting September of | | | | venues like the Ryman Auditorium or simply sightsee |
| 2005. The average number of days on market, the | | | | around a truly modernized southern city. The city |
| amount of time a home takes to sell, was roughly the | | | | planning department and real estate developers are |
| same as last year's number at 57. This is a good sign | | | | now looking towards the future of downtown by |
| since this year's inventory is slightly up from the | | | | utilizing one of its best features, the Cumberland River. |
| previous year indicating a lean towards a buyers | | | | Nashvillians have enjoyed the river for years as a |
| market. Combined with low interest rates, it is definitely | | | | stage for various music concerts and fairs. Now there |
| a great time to invest in this area. | | | | has been talk of redesigning the banks of the river to |
| A good quality of life at an affordable price is why so | | | | incorporate it into the downtown spotlight. Everyone |
| many people are now calling Nashville home. Many | | | | feels that this is a must to catapult Nashville into having |
| corporations like Nissan North America are deciding to | | | | a truly unique downtown. |
| relocate their corporate offices to the Nashville area | | | | A small town feel still exists in this area of over 1 million |
| because of the moderate cost of living and | | | | people. Over the past few years downtown condos |
| convenience. Not to mention that Nashville is | | | | have been the choice for many people seeking an |
| considered one of the friendliest cities in the U.S. Nissan | | | | urban living experience. Condo sales have been |
| is building their corporate complex in Franklin, TN just | | | | steadily growing with no end in sight. With the median |
| south of Nashville. Currently they are using the | | | | home price of a single family residence in September |
| Bellsouth, or bat building as the locals refer to it, as their | | | | averaging $178,900 and a condo at $153,841 Nashville |
| temporary office. Many employees have already | | | | is a bargain compared to other cities of similar |
| relocated to the area and are very impressed with the | | | | proportion. The every changing skyline is proof that |
| scenic landscape and multitude of activities. However | | | | people are ready to work and play downtown. |
| the biggest surprise is how much home in terms of | | | | Investors are also taking notice of this area and are |
| price per square foot that they are able to afford | | | | fighting for prime real estate for future expansion. An |
| compared to where they use to live. A Los Angeles | | | | area called SoBro or South of Broadway is |
| home is over double the amount per square foot than | | | | considered to be the next hotspot for real estate |
| the same home in Nashville. Many people are paying | | | | development. With easy access to all of Nashville's |
| cash for their Nashville home from all of the sale equity | | | | venues it is no wonder why investors are extremely |
| in their current home. | | | | interested in this section of town. |
| Getting in and out of Nashville is a breeze with a | | | | Wonderful people, a great community feel and an |
| superb interstate system. Although a few traffic jams | | | | overall sense of home combine to give the Nashville |
| occur during the morning and afternoon rush hours, it is | | | | Tennessee real estate market strength and it's |
| far less than most major cities. The International Airport | | | | apparently here to stay. I'm surprised a song has not |
| could not be any easier to navigate around and never | | | | been written about it already! |
| seems to have long lines. The airport's location is | | | | |