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Brentwood TN Chinese Worship Service is Official at Brentwood Baptist Church!

Brentwood Baptist Church's Chinese ministry has begun to meet on Sundays in the new Baskin Chapel. They are currently being led by Scott Harris, the missions minister. The sermon is being preached in English while Sun Lu interprets for him. They are currently seeking a Chinese minister for this new ministry.

"The Chinese word is very condensed. It can capture in one word in Chinese that is a paragraph or several sentences in English. When we say it in Chinese, it reveals to us a deeper meaning, so that's why it's important to worship in Chinese" said Suk-Lee Winsor, a founding member of the Chinese ministry as quoted in the Tennessean.

While the group of 80 have a weekly Bible study on Sunday mornings, their service is only taking place once a month. The other Sundays they attend the regular services at the Church. Their long term goal is to grow their membership and have weekly worship services.

They families children are all deeply emersed in the English culture but for obvious reasons want to make sure that they don't loose their connection to their Chinese culture.

This group started at Brentwood Baptist Church in 2004 with 4 families.

The Chinese ministry is one of many at Brentwood Baptist Church. There are very strong Hispanic and Deaf ministries. There is  a Deaf Church attached to the main Church on Concord Road.

To find out more about any of these please contact:

Chinese ministry email sukleewinsor@yahoo.com

Hispanic ministry email ramonmartin@bellsouth.net

Deaf ministry call 615-324-6100

Connie Harveyis a local agent with Prudential Woodmont Realty, serving home buyers and sellers in Nashville, TN, Brentwood TN, and Franklin TN. Let her help you realize your Real Estate goals.

Connie can be reached at 615-661-7800 x 1300 or at HarveyC@realtracs.

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Brentwood TN Kickstarts your 2010 Resolutions with a Free Fitness Class!

On January 25, 2010 the Williamson County Indoor Sports Complex will offer a fee fitness class from 9:30 to 10:30. The ISC has started "A New You for a New Year" program to help you meet your 2010 fitness goals.

This is a sample class to show you some of the fitness opportunities available to you at the Brentwood location of the Williamson County Parks and Recreation. Just off of Concord Road on Heritage Lane, this facility is state of the art with indoor swimming - both open and lap swimming - indoor tennis and a wonderful wellness center with trainers available to help you.

Though the January 25th class is free, Williamson County residents can purchase, at a reduced price in January, a 30 day Visit pass for only $30. This is visits, not a monthly fee. You use it once a week, twice, whatever suits your fitness program. When you've been 30 times, it's done.

Annual passes are just $225 for a family and can be used at the facilities in Brentwood, Franklin, Fairview and the latest addition in Spring Hill.

For information on other programs, and there are many for all ages, visit thier website www.wcparksandrec.com. To register for the FREE fitness class, call the ISC at 615-370-3471.

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Connie Harveyis a full time Realtor with Prudential Woodmont Realty Group in Brentwood TN. She services both Buyers and Sellers with their Real Estate need in Nashville TN, Franklin TN, Brentwood TN and surrounding areas.

She can be reached at                615-661-7800         615-661-7800 x 1300 or HarveyC@realtracs.com.

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Lighting up Brentwood TN this Saturday!

The Annual Lighting up Brentwood TN happens again this Saturday! Hundreds of homeowners will light luminaries along the streets in front of their homes. Decorating your home with Christmas decorations has become an outdoor sport in this popular suburb of Nashville TN. Often block after block of homes compete for the most elaborate display. You can be sure that Saturday night those with Christmas light decorations will have them on.

Cars will drive up and down the streets of Brentwood's finest neighborhoods just to see the fabulous light displays. From east Concord Road to the homes in neighborhoods along Franklin Road dazzling lights will be everywhere.

For almost 20 years this tradition of Lighting up Brentwood on the 2^nd Saturday in December has delighted local families and their visitors.

We will have friends come down from Hermitage to ride with us as we ooh and aah over the different decorations. Make this a Holiday Tradition and join us in Brentwood tomorrow night. You won't be disappointed!

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Connie Harveyis a full time Realtor with Prudential Woodmont Realty Group in Brentwood TN. She services both Buyers and Sellers with their Real Estate need in Nashville TN, Franklin TN, Brentwood TN and surrounding areas.

She can be reached at  615-661-7800 x 1300 or HarveyC@realtracs.com.

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Brentwood TN Real EstateMarket Report  September/October 2009

Home Sales in the Brentwood market for 2009 have continued to hold steady with those of the fall of 2008.

While the prices are down, the number of transactions and the days on the market seem to be very similar. In doing the study we first just did ALL sales in Brentwood, Williamson County.

This number included homes in every price range. Normally that's how one would want to see the numbers. But when there are well under 100 transactions, even one number very high or very low will throw off the average and not show a true picture of what is happening in the markets.

Brentwood TN Real Estate has always followed it's own trends. Many of the home sales are the result of families being relocated into or out of the Middle Tennessee area.

That being said, the numbers showed the following for September:

After looking at the details, we determined that the bulk of the sales are usually under $900,000. By adding in the Million dollar homes, it threw the averages too much. In September of 2008 there were 3 homes sold over 1 million. In 2009, there were 6 properties sold over 1 million. With almost the same number of transactions, the averages did not reflect the general market trends. It does show that Buyers in the Top Priced market are purchasing homes. The following numbers will be more accurate for the general Brentwood population:

September Sales

October numbers were very similar to September for both years. This time we never put in the over 1 million dollar homes because it through the averages off too much. For example, in October, 3 homes sold for over $2,000,000 and none in the 1 million dollar range.

Brentwood TN Real Estate October Sales

You can see that the two months are very similar indeed. Where sales were up in general in middle Tennessee by almost 23%, that did not include the upper end price market. The average sales price of the homes sold in Nashville during the months of September and October were under $200,000. As these homes continue to close, we are seeing the market in the $300,000's pick up.

Brentwood TN Real EstateMarket Report  - Spring 2009

Sales of Homes in Brentwood TN were down 35% this spring while the prices decreased only 2%. This has been the norm throughout Middle Tennessee with the exception of price which has been anywhere from a 5% increase to 18% decrease. That being said, 2% is not a lot in this current economy.

The big news in Brentwood is the Inventory amount. In the first half of 2008, 275 homes sold. In the same time period of 2009, only 195 have sold.

There are currently 589 homes for sale. If you could use the 2008 numbers, there would be a 13 month supply. But since those numbers are no longer valid, the true supply should last us at least 18 months! An 18 month supply will only cause the prices to continue to decrease.

The numbers that are really scary are the prices. In 2008 the average sales price was $671,329. In the same time in 2009, the average sales price was $657,425. Not a terrible difference. The current Average ASKING price is $846,057. Hmmm I'm thinking the time on the market is going up.

With prices declining 2%, what are these sellers thinking? Up the price $200000 and they will buy it? This IS Brentwood after all. This Realtor doesn't think so.

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Connie Harvey is a full time Realtor with Prudential Woodmont Realty Group in Brentwood TN. She services both Buyers and Sellers with their Real Estate need in Nashville TN, Franklin TN, Brentwood TN and surrounding areas. She can be reached at 615-661-7800 x 1300 or HarveyC@realtracs.com.

Saturday is the 7th Annual Run4Kids fundraiser for the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home in Brentwood TN. 

This is a FUN 5K Run/Walk.

The course winds through the campus and out into a neighboring subdivision. It's mostlly level with a couple of slight inclines. There is a shorter 1 mile run for the kids (9 and under) and a 100 yard dash for kids 4 and under. There will be lots of food, prizes and fun things to do for the whole family.

The run takes place at the Campus at 1310 Franklin Road in Brentwood TN.  The 5K starts at 7:30am. The children’s runs start at 8:30. Pick up your shirts in the Gym on Friday afternoon between Noon and 6pm.

The nice thing about this event is that 100% of the money goes to the Tennesse Baptist Children's Home.

Register on-line at www.TNRun4kids.com.

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Connie Harvey is a full time Realtor with Prudential Woodmont Realty Group. She works with Buyer and Sellers in the Nashville TN, Brentwood TN and Franklin TN areas.

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Brentwood TN Real Estate Marketing Report - First Quarter 2009

Brentwood TN Homes have been selling well even in this down market. The number of closed sales for the 1st quarter of 2009 was down  37% from 2008 or 74 from 117. There are however 40 pending transactions that could help to pull the actual numbers up next quarter.

Since the change in administrations in Washington and the beginning of the spending of the stimulus package, activity, including sales has really picked up. As Buyer confidence increases, the industry will continue to see more of a bounce back.

In 2008, the average sales price was $673,490 with homes receiving 97% of the asking price. For the first quarter of 2009, the average sales price was $671,434  is much less than 1%.  However the price received as a percentage of the asking price was reduced to 95%.  This reflects the attitude of the current Buyers. This is a Buyers’ market and buyers are demanding that Sellers take less than they desire.

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Brentwood TN Real Estate Market Report 2008

Nashville TN Real Estate 1st Quarter 2009 Market Report

Franklin TN Real Estate 1st Quarter 2009 Market Report

Prepared by Connie Harvey, CRS, with Prudential Woodmont Realty Group. Contact me for more information on any of these areas at HarveyC@realtracs.com or 615-661-7800 x 1300.

Brentwood TN Real Estate Trends for 2008

The following charts show the number of sales in 2008 vs 2007

and the change in the average sales price.

Sales in general were down 29% though the average sales price only fell 5%. Currently there are 506 homes on the market with an average Listing price of $900,977. There are 45 pending sales with an average Listing Price of $797,363.

The average size of the homes that closed in 2008 was 4141sqft. The average size of the pending homes is up at 4696sqft and the average size of the homes currently for sale is larger still at 4849.

Numbers are important when pricing a home and when determining what size the consumer is looking for. Using the actual sales of last year and comparing those numbers to the active listings, one can't help but wonder how sales will be in 2009.

Actual sales of homes priced $900,000 or above were 69 units or 13% of the total. There are currently 154 homes priced over $900,000 or 30% of the inventory.

Actual sales of homes priced $700,000 or above were 189 or 36%. Current inventory is 255 homes or 50%. If sales continue as they have, there is an 18 month supply of homes priced over $700,000 and 27 month supply.

These numbers are a general overview of the Brentwood TN Real Estate market. For specific neighborhoods see the following market reports:

Chestnut Springs 2008 Market Report

Raintree Forrest 2008 Market Report

See Nashville TN Real Estate Market Report

See Franklin TN Real Estate Market Report

 See Brentwood TN Real Estate Market Report

View listings of Homes for Sale in Brentwood TN. For more information, contact Connie Harvey at HarveyC@realtracs.com or 8.88-661-7800 x 1300