More Accolades for Nashville

[MLBrumby]

Yay!!! They used an updated photo of downtown. Actually they did it for all the cities listed. 

[markhollin]

Nashville is tied for 3rd in the nation in fastest-selling home markets in the nation according to Re/Max National Housing Report.  Homes in our area are selling almost twice as fast as the national average. 

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/02/23/nashville-among-hottest-housing-markets.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_34&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s

[Flatrock]

Really nice article in Southern Living centered around Maneet Chauhan, and her move to and embrasure of - Nashville.

https://www.southernliving.com/travel/tennessee/maneet-chauhan-nashville-local-guide

[markhollin]

Area home sales up 4% in February over same month in 2020.  Average price for house up 11%,  and condo up 9%.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21146442/area-home-sales-rise-4

[Flatrock]

Prototypical feel-good info article on Nashville neighborhoods and things to do in them - from Lonely Planet. But it's pretty well updated, and has a couple of decent nuggets. It also reminded me just how much stuff there is to actually do around our town. I take so much for granted, which I plan on addressing post-vaccination.

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/nashville-best-neighborhoods

[markhollin]

Nashville ranked among Top Ten Best Commercial Real Estate Markets  in March list by the National Association of Realtors.  

The list wasn't individually ranked, so all Nashville can boast is being a top 10 destination for commercial real estate. Cities making the list were expected to outperform other metro areas when it comes to drawing new residents, attracting new businesses and offering companies lower rents for office or retail space.

Joining Nashville on NAR's top 10 list are: Austin-Round Rock, Texas; Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida; Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina; Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, Nevada; Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Arizona; Raleigh, North Carolina; Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington; and, Tucson, Arizona.

More  at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/03/16/austin-top-ten-commercial-real-estate-market.html

[markhollin]

The Today Show on NBC has put Nashville among "The 10 Best Places to Live Following the Pandemic" according to a top New York realtor.

https://www.today.com/money/top-10-cities-live-after-covid-19-pandemic-today-t211868
 

[smeagolsfree]

Nashville was the only city they failed to use a skyline shot of. Its always the stupid Honky Tonks on Broadway.  What do these people continue to do this. Nashville is so much more than those places.

[Nashvillain]

9 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

Nashville was the only city they failed to use a skyline shot of. Its always the stupid Honky Tonks on Broadway.  What do these people continue to do this. Nashville is so much more than those places.

Because it's a visual that's uniquely Nashville . The skyline is unremarkable and (aside from AT&T) could be anywhere mid-sized city USA

[downtownresident]

19 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

Nashville was the only city they failed to use a skyline shot of. Its always the stupid Honky Tonks on Broadway.  What do these people continue to do this. Nashville is so much more than those places.

I’d rather the honkey tonks vs. the skyline shot from the river that cuts out half of downtown. 

[bigeasy]

36 minutes ago, downtownresident said:

I’d rather the honkey tonks vs. the skyline shot from the river that cuts out half of downtown. 

If I was visiting Nashville for the first time I think I would be shocked seeing what our skyline really looks like. There is basically no way to know how large it is since google searches for "Nashville Skyline" are almost all river photos. 

[markhollin]

Tennessee ranks #10 among top states in nation in 2020 for site selectors of economic development according to Business Climate Rankings in Site Selection website:

https://siteselection.com/issues/2020/nov/2020-business-climate-rankings-cover.cfm

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/03/19/tennessee-ranks-among-top-states-for-economic.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_34&cx_artPos=3#cxrecs_s

[markhollin]

Despite the pandemic, Metro Codes Dept. set a new recored by issuing $4.66 billion worth of building permits in 2020, up by 10.6% from 2019 (+$447 million).   Commercial permits were up 9.7% and residential permits were up 12.3%. 

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/03/22/2020-sets-record-building-permits.html

[Bos2Nash]

Now if they could only be given the money to hire and train more reviewers to help with the backlog, that would be great!

[markhollin]

Nashville has been selected one of eight "rising star cities by JLL.  Others on the  list are Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Miami and Raleigh.

Nashville and the other growth markets are attractive to investors due to greater rent and occupancy growth, according to the JLL study. The JLL report found the average 5-year rent growth across the eight rising star cities was at 37.6%, more than double the national average of 17.8%.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/03/26/nashville-rising-star-for-investment-opportunities.html

[markhollin]

Area home sales rose 13% in March over the same month in 2020. Average home pro e was $367,090 (up 11%) and condo average was $259,900 (up 8%). Huge inventory remains very low—-half of what it was a year ago.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21147010/area-home-sales-rise-13

[markhollin]

The Telegraph, a U.K magazine, has selected Nashville as one of "50 Wonderful Reasons to Rediscover America." 

[markhollin]

Nashville ranked #7  in "20 Great Places To Start A Business After the Pandemic" by Times of Entrepreneurship.

https://timesofe.com/20-great-places-to-start-a-business-after-the-pandemic/

[markhollin]

A joint report by Willow and Yelp has rated Nashville #4 destination in nation for 'digital nomads' (untethered professionals who stay connected to work digitally). 

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/04/29/people-still-eyeing-nashville-for-relocations.html

[markhollin]

Area home sales shot up 43% in April over the same timeframe in 2020. Average sale price of a home was $385,000, up 16%; average condo price was $264,525, also up 16%.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/area-home-sales-rise-a-robust-43/article_694173b2-af65-11eb-94fc-5bc9eec643ec.html

[markhollin]

Nashville ranked #5 in "Top Ten Emerging Markets for Life Sciences" according to JLL Real Estate Services.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/05/10/nashvill-ranks-high-jll-life-sciences-market-index.html?cx_testId=40&cx_testVariant=cx_34&cx_artPos=0

[markhollin]

FedEx is hiring 700 more package handlers at its stations around Nashville.

More at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2021/05/10/fedex-ground-announces-700-jobs-nashville-meet-growing-e-commerce-demand/5024423001/

[markhollin]

Trip Advisor has ranked Fairlane Hotel as #12 Top Hotel in Country, and Germantown Inn as #5 Most Romantic Hotel in Country.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/05/17/fairlane-hotel-germantown-inn-tripadvisor-awards.html

[markhollin]

Nashville chosen as one of "Seven Sports Event Destinations to Watch in Years Ahead" by SportsProMedia.

https://www.sportspromedia.com/from-the-magazine/saudi-nashville-budapest-senegal-indonesia-olympics-uci-fiba-world-cup

[downtownresident]

4 hours ago, markhollin said:

Nashville chosen as one of "Seven Sports Event Destinations to Watch in Years Ahead" by SportsProMedia.

https://www.sportspromedia.com/from-the-magazine/saudi-nashville-budapest-senegal-indonesia-olympics-uci-fiba-world-cup

The Music City Grad Prix video that was included was pretty neat: