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Moving to Tennessee? Your First Scouting Trip Needs More Than House Tours
You booked the flights. You saved a few dozen homes. You’re ready to see whether Tennessee could be your next chapter.
Now comes the tempting part: squeezing as many showings as possible into one trip.
We get it. Looking at houses is the fun part. But you’re choosing more than a kitchen, a backyard, or a place to put your couch. You’re choosing where your everyday life will happen.
A successful scouting trip should help you answer two questions: Can I find a home here that

Rachel Harper
Oct 125 min read


Nashville Ranks as the Nation’s No. 1 Buyer’s Market: What That Means for You
f buying a home in the area is on your radar, here’s a headline worth paying attention to: Nashville ranked as the nation’s strongest buyer’s market in Redfin’s August 2026 analysis.
The report, updated September 25, compared 49 major U.S. metro areas. Nashville had an estimated 139.3% more sellers than buyers—roughly 2.4 sellers for every buyer—putting it ahead of Miami and Houston.
That ranking applies to the Nashville metro, rather than Tennessee as a whole, and measures

Rachel Harper
Oct 84 min read


Home Didn’t Sell? Relist This Fall or Wait Until Spring?
You listed your home this summer expecting plenty of buyers, a quick offer, and a relatively smooth sale. Instead, the listing expired, was canceled, or is still sitting on the market without the activity you expected.
Now you’re facing a frustrating decision: Should you relist this fall, or take the home off the market and wait until spring?
There isn’t one answer that works for every homeowner. The right decision depends on why the home didn’t sell, what the competition l

Rachel Harper
Sep 224 min read


More Than a Real Estate Team: Everything the Harper Home Team Can Do for You
Buying or selling a home is rarely just about the house. It is often connected to a job change, growing family, retirement, investment plan, financial goal, or move across the country. That is why the Harper Home Team was built to offer more than a traditional real estate experience.
We are a family-owned real estate team serving Southern California and Middle Tennessee. With more than 1,500 homes sold, we bring decades of experience, strong negotiating skills, local market

Rachel Harper
Sep 217 min read


Nashville Housing Market Update: What the Mixed 2026 Signals Mean
If you’ve been following the Nashville housing market, the latest numbers may feel a little contradictory.
Inventory is rising. Fewer homeowners are putting their properties on the market. Prices are holding relatively steady. Buyers have more negotiating power, but some homes are still selling quickly.
So, is Nashville becoming a buyer’s market or not?
The short answer: the market is moving closer to balance, but it depends heavily on the home, neighborhood and price rang

Rachel Harper
Aug 104 min read
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