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Notes on the Greater Nashville housing market.

Snapshot-aligned analysis of contract velocity, price cuts, and segment splits across nine Middle Tennessee counties — published in the data.

Latest · May 28, 2026 · Market Update
Existing active YoY
+11.9%
New construction YoY
-0.5%
Builder share of stack
24.7%
New construction supply
3.4 mo

Two supply markets: existing +11.9%, new construction -0.5%

Total active inventory in Greater Nashville is up 8.6% YoY, but the entire increase came from existing-home sellers. New construction is flat-to-shrinking while builder demand grows twice as fast.

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Apr 28, 2026

Five questions worth asking about the Greater Nashville market.

Contract volume is up 11.3% YoY — the headline read on demand. Look one layer deeper and nothing about it is boring: the very top of the market is decoupling, demand is migrating north, builders are sitting out the rebound, and the cut rate has structurally re-rated. Five threads, none of them resolve cleanly in this week's data.

Market Update
By Ethan Flynn
Nov 05, 2025

This is Stagflation

Record Price for October as Transactions Remain Low

Market Update
By Ethan Flynn
Synced from Substack
Oct 29, 2025

Nashville Seller Motivation Hits Highest Level Since 2022

Seller motivation in Nashville is high (41% of listings have price cuts). Listings are up 20%, but median price is misleadingly high due to luxury sales. Buyers have the upper hand in most areas.

Price Cuts
By Ethan Flynn
Oct 23, 2025

Why Rent Declines Are Accelerating Despite Strong Demand

Nashville's multifamily rents drop 4% since 2022 due to oversupply from a 2020-2021 building boom, despite strong demand. Condo conversions flood the market; single-family rents still rising.

Multifamily
By Ethan Flynn
Jun 20, 2025

Amazon is making big moves in Nashville

A few years ago, I became deeply suspicious of the real estate landscape in Nashville. Interest rates were rising and companies were pulling back on their investments. Amazon, which had committed...

CRE
By Ethan Flynn
Jun 20, 2025

Nashville Real Estate Prices Hit an All-Time-High

Despite an increased inventory and nearly 30% lower demand compared to pre-pandemic levels, Nashville's median single-family home prices hit record highs in May 2025. Median sales prices...

Market Update
By Ethan Flynn
Jun 20, 2025

Demand is Flat, why does it feel slower?

I was talking to a broker yesterday, and he said, “It’s SO SLOW.”I thought, It does feel slower—but why? After all, demand is flat compared...

Demand
By Ethan Flynn