Welcome to Nashville Commercial Real Estate News

Hi, This is David Huddleston. I am a real estate broker and consultant and have advised on the sale or purchase of over 2,400 acres of land and 9 million SF of office, retail and industrial buildings. I have closed over 200 sales, supervised the development of commercial land tracts for clients, and have been hired as an expert witness to represent clients in three lawsuits. I was previously with Grubb & Ellis, where I was recognized as one of the top brokers nationwide. I have been in the business since 1985 and most of my business is from referrals. Before I got into the commercial real estate business I was a city planner and I have found that background to be helpful in understanding growth and in getting land approved for development.

I stopped writing a newsletter in May 2007 when deals were happening that seemed absolutely crazy and in hindsight definitely were. The recession officially started in December 2007, the stock market started a big drop in September 2008 (Lehman filed Chapter 11 on September 15, 2008), the Dow hit bottom on March 9, 2009 at 6,440, and we all suffered through the recession. I am fortunate to have another business and for 3 years I focused on that.

The Nashville area usually goes into a recession later than the nation and comes out a little faster. Like most cities, some parts of Nashville are deteriorating and other parts are growing. I have done this for so long that I can mentally see the streetscape and discuss every area and every major street in Nashville, Rutherford and Williamson counties. I have sold 46 shopping centers, 22 office and office/warehouse properties and 4 bulk warehouses. My ACT database contains over 10,000 contacts all over the U.S.

I have left this website online to make it easier for people to find me. If you want to talk about the Nashville commercial real estate market, growth drivers and trends, job creation, hot spots, the safest places to invest, etc., or to just catch up, call me at (615) 310-2547. I am knowledgeable about sites for retail, office, industrial, suburban multi-family and land in general. I know that is a lot of ground, but look at my resume and you will understand - I have done a lot of business.