Terry Ross- Smyrna TN Real Estate - Smyrna TN, Murfreesboro TN, Nashville TN, La Vergne TN - real estate in Tennessee

With the recent influx of new development and flury of rumors in local newspapers about up-anc-coming development, it’s interesting to compare the predictions of the past with the current rumor mill.

In the April 12, 2002, edition of the Nashville Business Journal, various sources cited a number of possible business developments in the Sam Ridley Parkway area.  Among the predictions:  Target (still predicted); Home Depot (still predicted); Kohl’s (not on the radar recently - that I’ve heard); Walgreens (store now in place); Lowe’s (behind the Walgreens); Sonic (just past the Lowe’s); and Hilton Hotels (currently predicted).

We’ve also heard (from the new neighbors of a happy home buyer) that there may be a Chik-Fil-A in Smyrna’s future.  And of course, our former Edge-O-Lake neighbor Raz is building a new restaurant near the Lowe’s.  Raz is a fabulous chef, and we can’t wait to have one of his restaurants close enough to frequent more often!

The Tennessean’s March 16, 2006, edition reports that Rutherford County was 84th in the Nation in one-year growth according to new US Census Bureau estimates.  Rutherford county’s population went up 4.1% in one year.  Over the last five years, Rutherford County has added 36,269 residents - a 19.9% growth rate ranking 97th Nationwide in actual numbers.

According to the March 12, 2006, edition of the Daily News Journal, 447 homes were sold in Rutherford County in February 2006.  The DNJ reported that “Sales are up 13 percent from January of this year” and that “[t]he average sale price and square footage of homes sold continues to rise month-to month.  Sales prices averages $162,806 in February, up roughly $2,573 from the previous month, but the average house sold was 1,832 square feet roughly 61 square feet larger.”