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Nashville-based residential real estate brokerage, Parks Real Estate (formerly Parks Realty) is expanding its presence in the Middle Tennessee market through the rebranding of three office locations, previously operated under its partner brand, Village Real Estate. The change increases Parks’ total to more than 1,400 REALTORS® across five counties, a 30% increase, solidifying its position as the largest independent real estate company in Middle Tennessee with more than $6 billion in annual sales volume.

“Both Parks and Village have long histories of success as locally owned firms, founded in Middle Tennessee decades ago,” said Parks CEO Hunter Connelly. “Since Parks and Village merged two years ago, our overall market share has grown considerably.…

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When you envision the process of selling your home and buying a new property, you likely imagine synchronizing the sale with the purchase so that both close at nearly the same time. Only a fortunate few homeowners enjoy this level of perfect serendipity. What usually happens instead is that either your buyer or the seller of your new home will complete their transaction well ahead of the other—in fact, one of the transactions may not have even begun before the other closes! With this possibility in mind, let’s examine the options available to you as you work to juggle the many complexities you and your buyer may face.

The advantage to being the seller whose home sells before you’ve purchased a new home is that you won’t have to be responsible for…

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Parks Realty has been awarded five awards by Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, a global network of market-leading independent real estate firms. These awards include Million Dollar Club, Momentum Club, Marketing Contest, and President's Service Award, a top individual honor awarded to Michele Barnes, Parks Director of Relocation. The awards were presented during the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® 2022 Annual Conference, March 7-10, at Wynn Las Vegas.

Parks was presented the Million Dollar Club Award for 13 of its 129 outgoing referrals selling for more than $1,000,000. This award recognizes members sending two or more outgoing closed referrals with an actual sales price of $1 million or greater.

Parks was named to the…

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Parks Realty was recognized with a top Member Achievement Award from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE), a global network of market-leading independent real estate firms, during a special awards ceremony held virtually March 1.

Parks Realty was named to the Momentum Club in recognition of achieving an increase of 114% in their broker-to-broker referral production in 2020.

“With the challenges that 2020 presented we were focused on communication and service to our agents and customers. Parks Realty strives to exceed expectations from start to finish and this shows the dedication of our agents to their clients and customers, it is an honor to receive this recognition,” said Michele Barnes, Director of Relocation for Parks…

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Parks Realty has been awarded the prestigious RELO® Quality Certification by Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®. The RELO® Quality Certification (RQC) was the first program in the relocation industry to quantify and qualify what true relocation service excellence means. Modeled after the Malcolm Baldrige national quality award, it was created by the network to provide measurable standards for the pursuit of relocation excellence.

Under the guidance of Michele Barnes and Rebekah Zeitlin, Parks Realty earned the certification only after its relocation department met stringent standards and completed a rigorous and lengthy application process, overseen by a committee of leading industry professionals.  Virtually every aspect of the company’s…

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Parks Realty is proud to announce that Tennessee's #1 local real estate company has a total of 10 individual agents and teams on the prestigious 2020 REAL Trends America’s Best Real Estate Professionals list! This list recognizes the best of the best for their exceptional residential sales production in 2019.

The Parks agents recognized include:

Best Individual Agents by Sales Volume & Transaction Sides

  • Susan Gregory (Brentwood) – #1 in Sales Volume with $71,345,951.00 and #9 in Transaction Sides with 120.50
  • Jack Miller (Brentwood) – #7 in Sales Volume with $36,852,533.00 and #3 in Transaction Sides with 185.00
  • Ivy Arnold (Gulch) – #11 in Sales Volume with $29,967,139.00
  • Hannah Dills (Brentwood) – #18 in Sales Volume…

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Parks in Green Hills agent's Joan Pinkley and Sam Jovanov have closed a $3.5 million sale on a 0.47-acre property that sits on the northeastern fringe of Edgehill at 924 Eighth Avenue South, just a few blocks from downtown Nashville.

The buyer of this property is the singer-guitarist and producer of the blues-based rock band "The Black Keys", Dan Auerbach. Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound recording studio is located on an adjacent property at 918 Eighth Avenue South. Dan paid $280,000 for that property in September 2010 when his Black Keys bandmate, Patrick Carney, moved to Nashville. This studio is where records like Let's Rock, Yola's Walk Through Fire, Waiting on a Song, and The Pretenders' Alone were produced. The Black Keys founded Easy Eye Sound…

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Parks Realty hosted the 43rd Annual Company Meeting on February 21st, 2018 at the Omni Hotel in Nashville. Approximately 600 agents and staff attended the meeting, celebrating a magnificent 2017.

CEO Bob Parks had set an ambitious goal for the company in 2017: to inspire the people within the company to live magnificent lives. That goal helped the company have a record-breaking year with over $2.25 billion in total sales volume. 

Parks boasts the highest average list to sale price and the lowest average residential days on market among the top 10 firms. The company’s average sales price is also the highest of the top 5 firms in the market and $26,500 above market average.

Parks also leads in the luxury market, having the most luxury listings and…

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Launch Your Career to New Heights With PARKS

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When you’re looking to take the next big step in your career, look no further than PARKS. With over 10 sales offices, 575 agents and 40 years in business, PARKS has built a solid reputation of being professional, innovative, and exceptional. We’re always looking for the next great professional to join our team to help make a difference across the Middle Tennessee community.

 

Why Should You Join PARKS?

While we could talk for days about the amazing team and opportunities available at PARKS, we describe our company and culture with the 4 P’s:

 

Pacesetter

PARKS has been named the #1 Residential Real Estate Firm in Middle Tennessee with $1.4B in gross sales and 5,686 company transaction…

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PARKS Continues to Support Goodwill of Middle Tennessee Through Pick-Up Service

In an ongoing commitment to community support, PARKS is partnering with Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee for a unique pick-up service. Whether you are moving or are in charge of an estate, Goodwill will help you organize your items through a pick-up service. Our own Bob Parks kicked off our new relationship with Goodwill by scheduling the first pick-up.

 

How can you take advantage of this opportunity to organize your belongings and benefit your community at the same time? Keep reading to find out!

 

Bob Parks was the first PARKS employee to use the Goodwill Pick-Up Service

Call Goodwill When You’re Moving!

When your trusted PARKS agent has handed over the keys to your beautiful new home in Middle Tennessee, it’s time to call…

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