BNA Goes Office Shopping
The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority has a letter of intent on the twin six-story BNA Corporate Center to make way for Terminal 2. Here is what that means for Airport North and South office, tenants and land near BNA.
Fed Week, Higher Bar
The Fed is expected to hold rates this week, but markets still price more hikes. With the 10-year Treasury near 5%, commercial loan rates above 7% and maturity defaults driving CMBS distress, here is what investors in Nashville, Murfreesboro and the rest of Middle Tennessee should watch.
Moving to Middle Tennessee? Start Here
A buyer’s checklist for moving to Nashville, Murfreesboro, and Rutherford County, with official links for electric, water, and gas, driver’s license and vehicle registration, voter registration, school districts, and local moving companies.
Data Center Pause Advances
Rutherford County's Planning Commission voted October 12 to recommend a one-year pause on new data center applications in the unincorporated county, at any size. It is not law yet. Here is what passed, what is still pending, and what land, industrial and utility investors should watch.
Middle Tennessee Home Sales, Explained
How buying and selling a home works in Middle Tennessee, from pre-approval and earnest money to inspections, appraisal, closing, and the state transfer tax, plus what the 2024 NAR settlement changed about how buyer’s agents get paid.
Pipeline Pulls Back
CBRE's Q3 Nashville figures show industrial tenants still taking space — 2.74 million square feet absorbed — even as vacancy climbed to 5.4% on a heavy delivery quarter. The twist is the pipeline: under construction fell sharply, and office has almost nothing left underway.
Lenders Pick Their Lanes
CMBS delinquency just hit its highest level since 2020 and the 10-year Treasury pushed past 5.2%, yet lenders spent last week funding Middle Tennessee industrial and a downtown Nashville refinance. Capital hasn’t left; it’s getting pickier by sector.
Mid-Tier Stall After Fed Hike
After the Fed’s first rate hike in more than three years, mortgage costs near 7% are colliding with a Middle Tennessee market that has more listings—and a mid-tier buyer pool still short on payment room. High-end activity remains selective; the squeeze is in the middle.
Institutional Capital Just Wrote a $1.6 Billion Check for Net-Lease Industrial — What It Means for Middle Tennessee
Modern industrial facility at dusk — the kind of long-lease operational real estate institutions are chasing.
Apartment Market Recovery Is Underway — But Not Everywhere at Once
After a challenging stretch of elevated new supply and softening rents, the U.S. apartment market is beginning to show genuine signs of stabilization — and in select markets, the recovery is already well underway.
The Oversupply Warning Sign Every Industrial Investor Should Know About
Savannah, Georgia, offers a cautionary tale that's directly relevant to industrial investors across the Sun Belt — including those active in Middle Tennessee. CoStar reports that Savannah's industrial availability rate has reached its highest level in over a decade, the direct result of developers overbuilding in response to the region's explosive demand growth.
Warehouse Tenants Are Playing It Safe — And What That Means for Industrial Landlords
Industrial real estate has been one of the most resilient commercial property sectors for years, but a notable shift in tenant behavior is underway that every landlord and investor should understand.
Office Rents Are Climbing Again — But Only at the Top
The office market may be the most misunderstood asset class in commercial real estate right now. The national narrative — declining values, rising vacancies, the post-pandemic hangover — is accurate at the macro level.
Data Centers Are Rewriting the Rules of Commercial Real Estate Investment
If you want to understand where commercial real estate capital is flowing right now, look no further than data centers. According to CoStar, data center development in the United States has surpassed spending on all other commercial building types combined — an extraordinary milestone that would have seemed almost unimaginable a decade ago.
From Retail to Industrial: Where the Smart Money is Going in Middle Tennessee
The commercial real estate landscape in Middle Tennessee is not a monolith — different property types are performing very differently, and where you invest matters as much as when. Industrial real estate is the undisputed standout, driven by the explosive growth of e-commerce fulfillment, onshoring of manufacturing, and Middle Tennessee's strategic position as a distribution hub for the eastern United States.
Is Now a Good Time to Invest in Middle Tennessee Commercial Real Estate?
It's the question every investor is asking — and the honest answer is: it depends on what you're buying and why. Middle Tennessee's commercial real estate fundamentals remain among the strongest in the Sun Belt.
Nashville's Commercial Real Estate Boom: What the Numbers Tell Us
Major corporate arrivals — from Amazon's Operations Center of Excellence to Oracle's river-front campus — have fundamentally reshaped the demand landscape, pulling tenants, talent, and capital into Middle Tennessee at a pace that few markets nationwide can match.