What did we learn as we shopped the listings with my younger son, William, looking for something sound, yet affordable, in a neighborhood he found appealing?
Read MoreAnother Reason Nashville’s Hot
We hope over the last six months we’ve helped you gain a better understanding of our local real estate market. This month we want to talk about some numbers The Greater Nashville Association of Realtors released recently, and why they’re important.
Read MoreInspiration Found
A KateDavidHomes favorite source of ideas and information about design, architecture, landscaping and other housing-realted topics is the HOUZZ website and weekly e-newsletter. There’s always something of interest in the photo-filled articles and many are worthy of filing away for future reference.
Read MoreTales from the Road – Part 2
We’re happy to report that our days of driving around Nashville — with cookies on board (Tales from the Road, Part 1)— have produced excellent results. We have deals on three properties in the works, and we’re here to report what we’ve learned in the process.
Among other things, we’ve learned that the real estate agency behind your realtor really does matter.
Read MoreThinking About Right-Sizing
David had some thoughts about changes people move through as they own property over a lifetime:
Thirty yeas ago this summer, as my parents were preparing to leave the house they built in 1958 and move to a condominium, I called them in Atlanta to ask how things were going. My father told me that they were all packed up, and that they had managed to get through the process without any tears.
No tears. That thought has stayed with me ever since.
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