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Services

Deal Structuring

Maybe you need to refine the plan for a property, a portfolio, or a business. Maybe you're already in a deal and want an experienced second opinion. Maybe you're wondering whether rezoning makes sense. Whatever you're weighing, we can help you tighten the plan.
Probate Services

Selling an estate can be complicated. We can lay out options you and your family may not have considered, and help you through the process to the best solution for everyone involved.
Investing

We work with investors of every stripe, from first-time buyers and experienced flippers to portfolio owners, finding properties that fit the numbers you're after. Local knowledge and connections matter here.
Rezoning

Rezoning can be the most painful part of property development. Rest assured, we understand the process and have the municipal relationships to help move it along as efficiently as possible.
Networking

Need to get to know someone in the area? All CBS owners and agents are natives of Middle Tennessee, and our Principal Broker, Chris Bratcher, served as Vice Mayor of Murfreesboro for 24 years. We'd be glad to sit down, learn about you and your projects, and see how we can help.

Capital & Growth Snapshot

Middle Tennessee - cost of capital, CRE credit, county population, permits, and wages

Cost of capital, CRE credit standards, and county population / permits / wages. Does not duplicate residential listing or MSA commercial chart metrics.

10-yr Treasury

5.31%

as of 2026-10-05

Bank prime rate

7.00%

as of 2026-10-01

SOFR

3.88%

as of 2026-10-02

Banks tightening CRE C&D

-3.7%

as of 2026-07-01 (net %; neg = easing)

Rutherford pop growth

+1.65% YoY

as of 2025 | pop 386,352

Rutherford permits

3,169

as of 2025 | -7.34% YoY

Rutherford avg weekly wage

$1,312

as of 2025-Q3 | +6.3% YoY

County detail

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Sources:

Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity - Also refreshed from U.S. Treasury daily yield curve when FRED CSV is unreachable.
Bank Prime Loan Rate
Secured Overnight Financing Rate - Also refreshed from NY Fed markets API when FRED CSV is unreachable.
Net Percentage of Domestic Banks Tightening Standards for CRE Loans (Construction and Land Development) - Fed Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS).
County resident population (Census estimates via FRED) - Series: TNRUTH0POP, TNWILL0POP, TNWILS0POP, TNSUMN5POP, TNMAUR0POP, TNDAVI5POP
New private housing structures authorized by building permits (county) - Series: BPPRIV047149, BPPRIV047187, BPPRIV047189, BPPRIV047165, BPPRIV047119, BPPRIV047037
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages - average weekly wage (total covered) - County area CSVs; ownership=0 industry=10 (Total, all industries).
Daily Treasury Par Yield Curve Rates
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)

Skipped: ACS median household income skipped (Census API key required from this environment).; Optional rezoning pipeline skipped (not machine-readable).

Capital & growth snapshot (text)

Middle Tennessee - Capital and Growth indicators. Updated 2026-10-05T16:21:23-05:00.

County	Population	Housing units permitted	Avg weekly wage
Rutherford	386,352 (+1.65% YoY) as of 2025	3,169 (-7.34% YoY) as of 2025	$1,312 (+6.3% YoY) as of 2025-Q3
Williamson	272,061 (+1.33% YoY) as of 2025	1,621 (-18.71% YoY) as of 2025	$1,600 (+3.8% YoY) as of 2025-Q3
Wilson	175,033 (+2.76% YoY) as of 2025	1,982 (+2.85% YoY) as of 2025	$1,177 (+9.1% YoY) as of 2025-Q3
Sumner	215,538 (+1.58% YoY) as of 2025	3,045 (+71.26% YoY) as of 2025	$1,175 (+6.8% YoY) as of 2025-Q3
Maury	118,131 (+3.21% YoY) as of 2025	1,408 (-15.79% YoY) as of 2025	$1,260 (+6.1% YoY) as of 2025-Q3
Davidson	745,904 (+1.26% YoY) as of 2025	5,632 (-18.14% YoY) as of 2025	$1,610 (+5.7% YoY) as of 2025-Q3

10-yr Treasury	5.31% as of 2026-10-05
Bank prime rate	7.00% as of 2026-10-01
SOFR	3.88% as of 2026-10-02
Net % banks tightening CRE C&D	-3.7% as of 2026-07-01