At a Glance

• Tennessee gained $2.8 billion in adjusted gross income from relocating residents between 2022 and 2023, putting it in the same company as Florida and Texas
• Nashville's historic overlay zoning is one of the most misunderstood regulatory tools in the city — and knowing how it actually works changes everything for buyers and sellers
• April is Nashville's wettest month and sits at the heart of tornado season — but it's also when the city looks its best
• BDG Partners has new listings in West Nashville and North Nashville

Four Fascinating Facts

🛢️ One Strait. One Fifth of the World's Oil.

Twenty million barrels of oil pass through the Strait of Hormuz every single day, which means roughly 7.3 billion barrels move through it every year. That is one fifth of everything the world burns, funneled through a shipping lane about as wide as the distance from the Cumberland River to Five Points. Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Iran — none of them have another way out. The oil that heats homes, flies planes, and moves cargo ships across every ocean on earth has one way out by sea.

🌸 Tennessee's State Wildflower Has Been Putting the World to Sleep for Centuries

Tennessee's state wildflower is stranger and more powerful than anything you'd expect from something growing wild along the roadside. The passionflower blooms every April across Middle Tennessee and is the only plant the zebra longwing butterfly will lay its eggs on, making it irreplaceable to the local ecosystem. It has also been used for centuries as a natural remedy for anxiety and insomnia, showing up in Aztec medicine, European apothecaries, and modern sleep supplements alike. Something that grows in ditches and along fence lines here in Tennessee has been quietly putting the world to sleep for thousands of years.

📊 $2.8 Billion Reasons People Are Moving to Tennessee

Between 2022 and 2023, Tennessee gained $2.8 billion in adjusted gross income from people relocating from other states, according to IRS migration data. That puts Tennessee in the same company as Florida and Texas as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the ongoing wealth flight out of high-tax states. California lost $11.9 billion. New York lost $9.9 billion. Illinois lost $6 billion. The money is not disappearing. It is just changing zip codes. A lot of those new zip codes are in Middle Tennessee.

🌧️ April in Nashville Is Not What You Picture

April is Nashville's wettest month, averaging over six inches of rainfall, which surprises almost everyone who pictures Music City as sun-drenched and warm. But that rain is also the reason Middle Tennessee looks the way it does in spring — those rolling hills, the impossibly green yards, the trees fully leafed out by mid-April. April also sits at the heart of Tennessee's tornado season, with the state seeing more tornado activity than nearly any other east of the Rockies. Nashville is not just blooming in April. It is also, quietly, bracing.

Private Exclusive Listings

The real estate landscape has shifted. After months of legal battles, Zillow reversed course on its private listings ban, and Compass dropped its lawsuit in response. What that means for you: sellers now have more flexibility than ever to choose how and when their home is marketed. That is exactly what Compass has built its strategy around. Right now, 10,700 Private Exclusives and Coming Soons are available only through Compass.com, plus 24,847 homes in the Compass Make Me Sell database from owners who would sell at the right price, even though they're not publicly listed. Working with a BDG agent means you're seeing the full market, and selling on your terms.

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As part of Compass, we have access to a dedicated in-house marketing and design agency of over 300 experts nationwide, making it more effective than ever before to reach your buyer how, when, and where it counts most.

BDG Coming Soon and Just Listed

400 36th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37209

3 BD | 3.5 BA | 2,281 SF | $899,000

400 36th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37209 | 3 BD | 3.5 BA | 2,281 SF | $899,000 | Rooftop deck with panoramic views | Listed by BDG Partners at Compass

Live in it or rent it. This turnkey 3BR/3.5BA Nashville home does both beautifully. Sleeps 10, professionally decorated, rooftop deck with skyline views, and $50K already booked for 2026. LLC conveys with property, permit, and furnishings included. Prime location. Proven income. Move fast.

1307 Baptist World Center Dr, Unit G, Nashville, TN 37207

4 BD | 4 BA | 2,064 SF | $1,150,000

1307 Baptist World Center Dr, Unit G, Nashville, TN 37207 | 4 BD | 4 BA | 2,064 SF | $1,150,000 | Rooftop bar with downtown Nashville skyline views | Non-owner-occupied short-term rental (NOOSTR) | Listed by BDG Partners at Compass

Fully furnished non-owner-occupied short-term rental (NOOSTR) Airbnb built to perform from day one. 4BR/4BA, each bedroom en suite, rooftop deck with hot tub and skyline views — the kind of stay Nashville guests book and rebook. Minutes to downtown, the East Bank, Oracle, and the new Titans stadium. May qualify for accelerated depreciation via cost segregation. Turnkey and ready to go.

What You Need to Know About Historic Overlays.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Most buyers and sellers have heard the phrase "historic district" and assume it means one thing: restrictions. What they rarely understand is the nuance behind it, and that's where agents get to add real value. Historic overlays are one of the more misunderstood regulatory tools in Nashville's zoning framework. Knowing how they actually work, what they do and don't control, and how to advise clients navigating them can be the difference between a smooth transaction and a deal that stalls over a misconception. The overlay is not your base zoning. It has one job: it governs what a property looks like from the street. That's the whole mandate. It has no opinion about your kitchen renovation. It doesn't care about your floor plan. Nashville uses three types, and every property inside an overlay district is classified as either contributing or non-contributing. That classification matters more than most agents realize.