standard 4 Lessons REThink Taught Me

REThink: The Future of Real Estate embarked on an unprecedented journey to reach thousands of REALTORS® and industry partners: to engage in a conversation about where things are headed and how we (REALTORS® and other industry partners) might fit into the future. If you’re not familiar with this particular event, REThink was launched by the [...]

standard Nashville QuickComps (March, 2013)

NASHVILLE QUICKCOMPS 37216 (MARCH, 2013) – BUYER’S MARKET Nashville 37216, north East Nashville, has long been considered a dependable location for home ownership due to reasonably steady consumer demand, renovated homes, new infill development, etc. Over the past three months, the average single-family home sale price was $132,862. The median sale price, that is, the [...]

standard Chesterfield Goes Green

As most of my readers are I’m sure well aware, Green lifestyles are taking more and more precedence in our Nashville communities. People are beginning to recognize the longterm benefits of creating a sustainable future as well as the instant cost savings of reduced energy usage. Village Real Estate Services, with whom I am affiliated, [...]

standard Google Maps Coordinate for Real Estate

We’ve heard the slogan from UPS over and over: “Grow your business through the power of logistics.” Well, I’m not writing about UPS but about Google Maps’ brand new business app, Google Maps Coordinate, and to me, this is logistics in the flesh. If you go to www.Maps.Google.com/Coordinate, there’s a handy dandy video that demonstrates [...]

standard A Toast to Mom

Showing property everyday has a way of reminding me what I loved most about my home growing up. The smells, layouts, and all the other little things I encounter in the field that jog my memory of the good life. It probably comes as no surprise that the real estate market can be pretty intense [...]

standard Under the Weather: How Seasonal Shifts Impact Home Sales

Everyone’s probably figured out that the real estate market has seasonal mood swings now and again, just like any other product or industry out there. No, I’m not talking about a national recession, just predictable changes we see from season to season. Certain time periods may not produce the sales volume of other period and [...]

standard Time is Money: Listing Property at the Crowning Moment

If you think about it, real estate bears a fairly strong resemblance to a board game. It involves elements of timing, wit, strategy, and preparation. Successfully listing a home for sale is no a small feat. In reality, listing a home requires close observation of relevant market conditions and then a correct response based on [...]

standard Buyers on the Bench

The principle of supply and demand is arguably the most fundamental theory and academic cornerstone of a free market system. It’s simple really–pure logic, in fact; a seller seeks to boost his profit margin while the consumer strives to increase his savings. There you have it–the basis of the theory of supply and demand! Without [...]