First Time Home Buyers

Nashville Rent Continues to Rise While the housing market continues to experience a slowdown in home sales and price appreciation, new data from Zillow suggests the rental market is heating up. According to the company’s Real Estate Market Report, February’s rental prices climbed at the fastest rate in the last 10 months. In fact, February’s 2.4% […]

Happy St Patrick’s Day   Some Highlights: Interest Rates for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage have dropped to 4.41% from near 5% in 2018. Take advantage of more inventory coming to market in the spring to find your dream home! Buying now will allow you to start earning equity today!

  Below is a list of 7 Things Not to Do After Applying for a Mortgage!  1. Don’t change jobs or the way you are paid at your job!  If possible, you’ll want to avoid changing from salary to commission or becoming self-employed during this time as well. 2. Don’t deposit cash into your bank […]

 Why You Should Not Use Zillow to find a house in Nashville In this video, I’m going to talk about why you should not be using Zillow to look for a house in Nashville. Hey, I’m Rhonda Burgess, Nashville real estate broker here in Nashville with Southern Living Realty and I’m a native Nashvillian. […]

Spring has sprung, and it’s a great time to buy a home in Nashville! Here are four reasons to consider buying TODAY instead of waiting.   1. Prices Will Continue to Rise CoreLogic’s latest U.S. Home Price Insights reports that home prices have appreciated by 4.4% over the last 12 months. The same report predicts […]

  Some Highlights: In the majority of the country, this weekend marks the start of Daylight Savings Time as we set our clocks forward an hour on Sunday at 2:00 AM EST. (That’s 1:00 AM for Nashville on the central time zone CST) Whether you plan on buying or selling this spring, these tips could […]

Heading into the Nashville spring buying market, the Nashville housing market is following the strong national trends that are starting to emerge. The inventory of homes for sale has increased on a year-over-year basis for eight months in a row. Home price appreciation in Nashville grew 7% in 2017 – the latest year we have […]

Just like our clocks this weekend, in the majority of the country, the Nashville housing market will soon “spring forward!” The Nashville housing market is still in a relative slump when it comes to the available inventory. Many potential sellers believe that waiting until Spring is in their best interest. Traditionally, they would have been […]

  Some Highlights: The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently released their latest Quarterly Home Price Index report. In the report, home prices are compared both regionally and by state. Based on the latest numbers, if you plan on relocating to Nashville, waiting to move may end up costing you more! #movingtonashville

Nashville housing market is still appreciating. Home prices are stable and expected to appreciate approximately 3.6% this year in the Nashville housing market. Housing still remains the biggest factor in Nashville’s cost of living as the median home price is approximately $273,700. The market is shifting from a seller’s market to more even or neutral […]