March was a tough month for real estate in Nashville. It was the first time in nearly three years that home sales were down in a year-over-year comparison. Inventory appears to be tightening across the market, and Headline Homes isn't immune to that reality.
After a run in which 20 or more homes sold for more than $1 million each month, just 14 houses in the area cracked seven figures. What's more, there were none sold with a boffo price tag; after regularly including sales of $3 million or more, the list this month topped out at "just" $2 million.
HH is almost exclusively newer luxury homes, as well, and the vast majority is in Williamson County.
These are the top 10 home sales in Davidson and surrounding counties for March, ranked by sale price:
1. 5 Oxmoor Court, Brentwood, 37027
Buyer: PV Burton LLC
Sell price: $2 million
Sellers: Robert R. and Stacey Effner
Sellers' agent: Jack S. Miller, Parks
Buyer's agent: Hennie B. Morris, Weichert Realtors The Andrews Group
Custom-built on the fourth green at the Governors Club, 5 Oxmoor is in "MODEL HOME CONDITION," according to the listing. It does have all the standard luxuries — media room, billiard room, home gym, elevator and a free-standing spiral staircase.
The buyer is a Delaware-based LLC that makes high-end home purchases throughout the country. Mr. Effner is a senior vice president for Nashville-based Logan's Roadhouse.
2. 7129 Brandon Park Court, Franklin, 37064
Buyer: Theodore J. Bertuca
Sell price: $1.8 million
Sellers: Michael E. and Melody J. Smiley
Sellers' agents: Mamie McArthur Sanders and Brent M. Sanders, McArthur Sanders Real Estate
Buyer's agent: Guy A. Richie, Worth Properties
This 9,000-square-footer sits on four acres, which, according to the listing, allows for two horses. The home itself includes a surround-sound theater with tiered seating and its own bar.
Buyer Ted Bertuca is a McDonald's franchisee whose complicated divorce made it all the way to the Tennessee Court of Appeals in 2012.
3. 2013 John J Court, Franklin, 37067
Buyer: W Real Estate Trust, Sullivan F. Marsden, trustee
Sell price: $1.75 million
Sellers: William J. and Robin W. O'Shields
Sellers' agent: Laura Baugh, Worth Properties
Buyer's agent: Karen Card, Hodges and Fooshee Realty
This home is in the Hooker Hills subdivision of Franklin, which makes its street address on John J Court a pretty enjoyable play on words for Tennessee political nerds. The home is all brick and stone on a 3.5 acre lot that includes a private lake. Plus, there's a saltwater pool and a hot tub.
4. 426 Lynnwood Blvd., Belle Meade, 37205
Buyer: 426 Lynnwood Trust, William Chapman IV, trustee
Sell price: $1,656,250
Sellers: R. Riley and Wende W. Sweat
Sellers' agent: Janie Barrier, Pilkerton Realtors
Buyer's agent: Sam L. Coleman, Fridrich & Clark Realty
William Chapman IV comes through as he frequently does with a lock-tight trust with no clue as to the new owner of this — "one of Nashville's most admired homes" with a "Cheekwood-like yard." Built in 1996, the house has "one of the best wine cellars I have ever seen with an old world styled tasting room," according to the selling agent.
While the new wine-lover is a mystery, seller R. Riley Sweat is a managing director at Raymond James.
5. 939 Oak Valley Lane, Nashville, 37220
Buyers: James and Michelle B. Hiller
Sell price: $1.45 million
Sellers: Chris & Angie P. Howard
Sellers' agent: Caroline Cook, Worth Properties
Buyers' agent: Lee C. Williams, Williams & Company
Call the Happy Face Truck, Mr. Hiller, you've got a new home. James Hiller — president of the Nashville-area plumbing company with the catchy jingle — picks up this 5,900-square-foot Tudor in Oak Hill. It has plenty of bathrooms — four full and two half — so maybe that was part of the appeal.
Seller Chris Howard is an executive VP at Acadia Healthcare.
6. 1455 Dickerson Bay Drive, Gallatin, 37066
Buyers: Mindy M. and Jeffrey S. Thompson
Sell price: $1.255 million
Sellers: Terrance and Sonya S. Frazier
Sellers' agent: Shawn Jackson, Halo Realty
Buyers' agent: Mark Williams, Halo Realty
Much of the appeal of moving to Gallatin is waterfront living, and the home on Dickerson Bay certainly offers that, with a deepwater dock and two lifts for personal watercraft. There are three decks overlooking the water for those days when the weather isn't right for a cruise.
7. 2111 Hampton Avenue, Nashville, 37215
Buyers: Catherine S. and Fred Kirk Bowles
Sell price: $1.23 million
Sellers: Susan R. and Jeff Zager
Sellers' agent: Prudy Nichol, Parks
Buyers' agent: Barbara Moutenot, Village Real Estate Services
Most of the homes this month hardly date beyond the George W. Bush administration, but this one goes all the way back to the days of FDR. Built in 1936, it has "large formal rooms" and a "huge family room" to go with a cozy, wood-paneled den, and it's all been "impeccably maintained."
Dr. Fred Kirk Bowles is an ophthalmologist and an instructor at Vanderbilt Medical School. Jeff Zager is staff attorney for the Tennessee Supreme Court. His wife, Susan, has served on the boards of a number of community organizations.
8. 520 Excalibur Court, Franklin, 37067
Buyers: Erion and Joana Qamirani
Sell price: $1.16 million
Sellers: James and McClain Franks
Sellers' agent: McClain Holloway Franks, Battle Ground Realty
Buyers' agent: Fred A. Garrow, Re/Max Elite
This is the first of two big sales for McClain Franks, this time selling her own home to orthopedic surgeon Erion Qamirani.
This 4,800-square-footer is just 1 year old and has five bedrooms and a "keeping room" and sits on a private site fronting a wooded park.
9. 9565 Hampton Reserve Drive, Brentwood, 37027
Buyer: Nanette Mossey Trust, Daniel Kris Wiatr, trustee
Sell price: $1,155,900
Seller: Tennessee Valley Homes Inc.
Seller's agent: McClain Holloway Franks, Battle Ground Realty
Buyers' agent: Stephan Tipton, Christianson, Patterson, Courtney & Associates
This time, Mrs. Franks sells for a homebuilder on one of the last vacant sites in the coveted Hampton Reserve. The site, of course, is not vacant now. The home is 5,200 square feet and includes a home theater.
10. 5521 Hawks Landing Drive, Arrington, 37014
Buyers: David M. Kinder and Julie A. Pewitt
Sell price: $1.075 million
Sellers: Jeffrey Friedman and Ann De Wees Allen
Sellers' agent: Jessica Johnson, Village Real Estate Services
Buyers' agent: Vikie Lowe, Bob Parks Realty
This French-style home sits on three acres in rural Arrington. Appointed with top-of-the-line fixtures — marble and granite everywhere, Viking appliances in the kitchen — it promises beautiful creek views and includes a huge bonus room and an unfinished storage room, which could be a nearly-as-huge bonus room.
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