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Franklin TN Real Estate - Founders Pointe 2009 Market Report

Founders Pointe is one of the few subdivisions that continues to not follow the trends here in Middle Tennessee. Last year we posted that their 2008 sales were strong and that EVERY home that was listed in 2008 SOLD. There were no expired or withdrawn listings. That's amazing for a neighborhood that size.

Here we've charted 2007, 2008 and 2009 so you can see how prices and sales have changed over the last couple of years.

Prices were up in 2008, where they were already declining in most areas, and down in 2009 but not an earth shattering amount. The number of sales going down is a truer reflection of the general market but we're expecting that to go back up in 2010.

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Connie Harveyis a Full Time 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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Franklin TN Real Estate - River Landing 2009 Market Report

River Landing continues to ride a roller coaster with their prices going up and down each year in an attempt to get themselves stabilized. It doesn't help that one year the homes in the front of the subdivision sell and the next year those, larger and more expensive, in the back sell.

River Landing also suffered some of what I call the Nissan effect. That's where the Nissan employees moved here from Southern California in 2006. Many of them sold their million dollar bungalows and were able to pay cash for their sprawling newer homes here. It drove up the prices in some neighborhoods and we're still trying to get them back to realistic pricing.

The number of sales decrease is consistent with this price range throughout Williamson County. Middle Tennessee home sales in general are down around 10% with the lower entry level homes down only 2% for the year and the larger homes down much more.

Franklin TN Real Estate prices and sales are down 13% and 4% respectively. More for the number of homes sold but less for the prices as compared with the 13 county Middle Tennessee average.

As the First time home buyers continue to gobble up the smaller homes, many of those sellers will be moving up as their finances allow. This is a trickle up industry.

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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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Franklin TN Real Estate - Chestnut Bend  2009 Market Report

Chestnut Bend prices have finally stabilized and sales have increase a full 50 % over 2008. Homeowners saw their home prices decrease up to 22% when prices fell from their high in 2007.

In 2006 Nissan moved their corporate headquarters to Franklin in Middle Tennessee. Several neighborhoods quickly became favorite, thus driving up the prices of homes to  numbers we had not seen.

Chestnut Bend was one of the neighborhoods that became very popular. Backing up to Franklin High School with its International Baccalaureate program and overall High Scholastic scores made it a great fit for those wanting newer homes in Franklin with many amenities.

The average sales price in 2005 was $427,860, in 2006 $519,481 and in 2007 $544,694. Those who bought in 2006 and 2007 and have since been relocated saw that their equity had disappeared in a similar fashion to cities they read about in the newspaper. In 2008 the average sales price decreased 18%. One of the largest drops in Middle Tennessee.

Meanwhile, the Franklin TN Real Estate market saw the sales rise from 2005 through 2007 and also had an adjustment, just not as steep:

There are currently only 2 homes on the market in Chestnut Bend. This would normally be considered Low Inventory. As we see the local market continue to pick up, these homes have positioned themselves well. There are currently 907 homes on the market in Franklin TN with an median asking price of $449,900.

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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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Jingle Bell Run/Walk 2009 in Franklin TN

Saturday December 5, 2009

Don't miss your chance to burn off some of those holiday calories and help raise money for the Arthritis Foundation. Dust off those shoes and head to downtown Franklin TN at the public square and pick up jingle bells to tie to your shoelaces. Some people will wear Christmas costumes, some will bring their pets. ALL will have fun!

Here are the Details:

2009 Williamson County Jingle Bell Run/Walk

Registration begins at 8am in the Public Square

9am Race starts at 3rd Avenue North and Public Square

10am Kids and Dogs Fun Run/Walk

There is street parking available and free parking at the garages located on 2nd and 4th Avenues. There will be street closures so give yourself plenty of time.

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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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Shop Brightstone's 3rd ANNUAL Jingle Bell Sale this weekend and support a good cause!

Friday December 4th 10am to 7pm

Saturday December 5th, 10am to 5pm

Bring everyone you know and bring your checkbook! You don't want to miss this fun Annual Sale! The products on sale have been made at Brightstone by the students there. You'll find Christmas decorations, yummy gifts to give your friends and colleagues, and things to pamper yourself. Christmas cards are also available. They may be ordered from the Brightstone Store.

Brightstone helps adults with special needs in the Middle Tennessee area. They teach these adults ways to live and work in the community with assistance. Lives are changed because of the programs they provide to these individuals. Please visit their website www.brightstone.org to see their mission statement and find out more about their vision for the community.

Bring a donation for Graceworks, their neighbor. They're asking for toys or food.

Brightstone

140 Southeast Parkway Court

Franklin, TN 37064

Take Mach Hatcher south toward Columbia Highway. Cross over Lewisberg Hwy. At the stoplight that also is the West entrance to Sullivan Farms, turn right. Right at the stop sign. Brightstone is at the end of the road in the cul-de-sac.

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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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Franklin TN Christmas 2009 Events 

Franklin TN is full of Christmas events for everyone, starting this evening with the lighting of the Christmas Tree. The Franklin Trolley is very popular this time of year do to parking restrictions and runs between various points in Franklin to Cool Springs Mall on the Yellow and Blue routes. Enjoy the Following Events!

December 2009 Calender of Events

2nd - Tree Lighting Ceremony, 6pm in the Square downtown

5th - Christmas Parade, 2pm, Main Street

12th & 13th - Dickens of a Christmas, downtown, primarily on Main Street. Saturday 10-5, Sunday 12-5      

      Truly one of the highlights of Franklin's Christmas Season, this is the 24th year that Franklin's Historic Downtown travels back in time to the time of Charles Dickens with a Victorian celebration on Main Street. 

The Volunteers - over 250 - make this spectacular by dressing in period costume as pedestrians, street vendors and musicians, dancers and Dickens characters.

There will be Victorian treats such as roasted chestnuts, turkey legs, sugar plums and fish n' chips. You'll find a holiday bazaar with arts and crafts all around the Public Square. You're sure to encounter Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and the Ghost of Christmas past. There will be performances by the dancers and musicians that wander the streets, as well as hand bell choirs, carolers and many other types of entertainment. The best part is it's FREE!

So take the family. There is no better time than another. The activities go on and on. There are 2 free parking garages on Forth Avenue South and Second Avenue South. There is additional parking along the streets.

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Connie Harvey is 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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Franklin TN Real Estate - River Landing Fall 2009 Market Report

At first glance, it appears that River Landing sales and prices are spiraling to the abyss. Looking back as far as 2007 and then seeing each individual sale, the numbers look much better than the following will report.

The number of sales in River Landing have been as follows: 12 in 2007, 9 in 2008 and so far 2 in 2009. There is one pending but these are actual closings from January through September. What is selling in 2009 are the more moderate priced homes. Those homes priced in the upper 600's and above are not getting the activity that they have seen in the past.

There are currently 5 homes on the market. The only one priced under $500,000 has a financing contingency. 2 of the homes are priced over $700k and one of them has been on the market for 199 days. Pricing continues to be a key issuse.

Franklin TN Real Estate in general is just ahead, at down 25% of the Nashville sales, which are down 30%. The overall sales prices in Franklin are down just 4% over 2008 and Days on the market are up 25%.

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This report is offered by Connie Harvey, Realtor with Prudential Woodmont Realty Group in Brentwood TN. Connie serves Buyers and Sellers of homes in Franklin TN, Nashville TN and Brentwood Tennessee. She can be reached at 615-661-7800 x 1300 or via email at HarveyC@Realtracs.com.

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Franklin TN Real Estate - Founders Pointe Fall 2009 Market Report

Sales in Founders Pointe are down dramatically over last year. In 2008 19 homes sold in the first 9 months. In 2009 just 10. The good news in this is that prices have held well and in 2008 there were NO expired or withdrawn properties. That means that everyone who put there house on the market sold it. Could it be that with the current economy that the homeowners in Founders Pointe are just more content to stay put?

Founders Pointe has always been a popular neighborhood. Parents like the schools it's zone for and there is the incredible Franklin Sports park just across the street. With sidewalks throughout, small playgrounds scattered in the neighborhood and a beautiful pool, what more can you ask for?

The Market for Franklin TN Real Estate in general is just not as bad as far as the number of sales is concerned. It's down 25%, where the Nashville sales ch are down 30%. The overall sales prices in Franklin are down just 4% over 2008 and Days on the market are up 25%.

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This report is offered by Connie Harvey, Realtor with Prudential Woodmont Realty Group in Brentwood TN. Connie serves Buyers and Sellers of homes in Franklin TN, Nashville TN and Brentwood Tennessee. She can be reached at 615-661-7800 x 1300 or via email at HarveyC@Realtracs.com.

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Franklin TN Real Estate - Chestnut Bend Fall 2009 Market Report

For the past couple of years, sales and sales prices have been down in Chestnut Bend. 2009 looks to be the year that sales are really turning around in this beautiful, convenient Franklin neighborhood. Sales are up 36% compared to this time last year and already 28% over the total sales of 2008. Though prices are still down a little bit, Chestnut Bend appears to be leading the area in recovery!

Notice that Days on the Market has declined 28%! Homeowners are seeing their homes sell quicker than any time in the past two years. The popularity and location of this neighborhood made it a shoe in for an early come back in this down market.

Franklin TN Real Estate in general is just ahead at down 25% of the Nashville sales, which are down 30%. The overall sales prices in Franklin are down just 4% over 2008 and Days on the market are up 25%.

This report is offered by Connie Harvey, Realtor with Prudential Woodmont Realty Group in Brentwood TN. Connie serves Buyers and Sellers of homes in Franklin TN, Nashville TN and Brentwood Tennessee. She can be reached at 615-661-7800 x 1300 or via email at HarveyC@Realtracs.com.

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Personal Trainers in Cool Springs may be hard to find if you don’t know where to look!

Traci Calhoun has been a certified personal trainer since  2004. She has what is called an ACE designation or American Exercise Certified. This is important because it means she takes her career seriously by taking Continue Education classes as required by her certification. She currently works with her clients at A Game Sportsplex on Gothic Court in Cool Springs. The way her program is set up, you don't have to join a club to work with her. You pick your days and times, workout a payment schedule, ie how many times a week to train and that's what you pay. One of my personal issues with other trainers was that you had to spend hundreds of dollars to belong to the club where they worked. Not with Traci. You can find her there most weekday mornings before the sun comes up.

Being a Personal Trainer in Cool Springs is not what Traci had in mind when she graduated from MTSU in 1986 with a degree in Hospitality. After 16 years of working at Gaylord Entertainment, Traci saw her own weight gradually increase to over 180 pounds. At some point we all look in the mirror and wonder how we got there. She began in summer of 1998 determined to loose the weight. By December, she was engaged to be married and she set her goals by buying a wedding dress the size she desired to be. By the following summer, she was there. Thus

A personal trainer was born! Traci teaches her clients  total fitness, including diet, cardio and strength training. She helps them set achievable goals and works with them at their level.

I started looking for a Personal Trainer in Cool Springs and hooked up with Traci in the Fall of 2004. Besides being over weight, I had no upper body strength. I was ready to get my body in shape. I have followed her faithfully as 2 different locations have closed. This year, because of her influence, I participated in my second half Marathon. I can personally recommend her to anyone trying to get in shape. What ever shape that may be. You can reach Traci on her cell phone at 615-351-4857.

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

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