Thoughts on buying, selling and investing by Grant Hammond 2010-09-05T06:23:55Z http://www.granthammond.com/feed/atom/ WordPress granthammondhttp://feedburner.google.com admin http://www.granthammond.com/?p=3689 2010-09-02T23:22:09Z 2010-09-05T06:23:55Z As promised to a reporter who called today, here is the current list of sold condos for the Velocity in the Gulch. Clearly, the momentum has vanished in this project as a result of the ownership restructuring and loss of high LTV financing options for new buyers. The rumor mills continue to churn...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary of the article. Visit my website for the full article, pictures and more! ]] 7 admin http://www.granthammond.com/?p=3684 2010-09-02T23:22:55Z 2010-09-02T20:00:58Z As expected, Q2 2010 condo prices and closing volume increased rather significantly over the first quarter. This fact can be directly attributed to the expiration of the second Federal first-time homebuyer’s tax credit. Nearly all new construction high-rises benefited during this period, but none...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary of the article. Visit my website for the full article, pictures and more! ]] 0 admin http://www.granthammond.com/?p=3640 2010-09-02T20:36:53Z 2010-09-01T22:35:15Z Just when the average multi-millionaire allowed herself to slip into a melancholy real estate state of mind, RealtyTrust steps in and lifts the mood. The 16,090 square foot Oak Hill masterpiece that high-end builder Kelvin Pennington has been pouring over for several years hits the auction blocks...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary of the article. Visit my website for the full article, pictures and more! ]] 0 admin http://www.granthammond.com/?p=3629 2010-08-27T16:05:13Z 2010-08-27T02:32:40Z This Nashville tax record analysis for 2010 condo sales was assembled to satisfy a large developer’s due diligence in the Nashville condo market. Only closings from the Terrazzo in the Gulch, the Rhythm at Music Row and the Encore in SoBro were considered. If you are a condo/multi-family developer,...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary of the article. Visit my website for the full article, pictures and more! ]] 6 admin http://www.granthammond.com/?p=3619 2010-08-19T02:15:32Z 2010-08-19T02:12:17Z If we cannot laugh at ourselves, then who can we laugh with? Seriously, this video portraying a Realtor cold calling on a distressed home seller is genius. It captures the internal argument that resides within most sellers who are having difficulty staying afloat while waiting for the other shoe to...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary of the article. Visit my website for the full article, pictures and more! ]] 1 admin http://www.granthammond.com/?p=3585 2010-08-02T20:41:35Z 2010-08-02T20:17:55Z While having 532 single family homes for sale in Brentwood may seem like a rather large unsold inventory, that number only represents 6.7% of the total homes in Brentwood. According to the 2008 estimated census, there are 7,934 single family homes in Brentwood. However, looking at the statistics...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary of the article. Visit my website for the full article, pictures and more! ]] 0 admin http://www.granthammond.com/?p=3404 2010-07-21T15:20:59Z 2010-07-21T15:15:02Z 826 Windstone Boulevard in Brentwood, TN 37027 is a 10,539 square foot mansion that currently holds the nefarious title of most expensive foreclosure in Brentwood, TN. Listed at $2,400,000, this new construction home is the most expensive foreclosure of all time in Brentwood. Pinnacle Bank is the...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary of the article. Visit my website for the full article, pictures and more! ]] 1 admin http://www.granthammond.com/?p=3339 2010-07-19T02:31:51Z 2010-07-19T13:11:40Z All real estate and no comedy makes Grant a dull boy. A lot of you know that I recently became a new father to a baby boy who is now nine months old. When my friend in East Nashville sent me this video, I almost fell off my chair laughing. My first thought was of [...] This is a post from Grant...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary of the article. Visit my website for the full article, pictures and more! ]] 0 admin http://www.granthammond.com/?p=3332 2010-07-22T20:35:01Z 2010-07-01T15:55:37Z This morning the Tennessean reported that the Velocity in the Gulch’s ownership has been restructured. “The new owner of the 265-unit building in the Gulch is Velocity Residential LLC, with its principal offices listed with the identical address as the project&#8217;s lender, BBVA Compass Bank.” It...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary of the article. Visit my website for the full article, pictures and more! ]] 26 admin http://www.granthammond.com/?p=3308 2010-06-15T20:56:44Z 2010-06-15T20:56:44Z While I am no marathoner, I appreciate the simplistic beauty of the imagery. Andrew Rozario and Jesse Parker did a masterful job of capturing the soul of the Country Music Marathon using crisp, high-resolution time lapse photography. Clearly, Andrew and Jesse spent a heck of a lot of time mapping...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary of the article. Visit my website for the full article, pictures and more! ]] 0