Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is the second most populous city in the state after Memphis, although its Metropolitan Statistical Area population exceeds that of Memphis. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. Nashville is a major hub for the health care, music, publishing, banking and transportation industries.

Nashville has a consolidated city-county government which includes seven smaller municipalities in a two-tier system. The population of Nashville-Davidson County stood at 613,856 as of 2006, according to United States Census Bureau estimates. The 2006 population of the entire 13-county Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area was 1,486,695 making it the largest and fastest-growing metropolitan area in the state.

It was the advent of the Grand Ole Opry in 1925, combined with an already thriving publishing industry, that positioned it to become "Music City USA". In 1963, Nashville consolidated its government with Davidson County and thus became the first major city in the United States to form a metropolitan government.

Since the 1970s, the city has experienced tremendous growth, particularly during the economic boom of the 1990s under the leadership of Mayor Phil Bredesen now the Governor of Tennessee, who made urban renewal a priority, and fostered the construction or renovation of several city landmarks, including the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Nashville Public Library downtown, the Sommet Center, and LP Field.

The Sommet Center was built as both a large concert facility and as an enticement to lure either a National Basketball Association or National Hockey League (NHL) sports franchise. This was accomplished in 1997 when Nashville was awarded an NHL expansion team which was subsequently named the Nashville Predators.

LP Field (formerly Adelphia Coliseum) was built after the National Football League's (NFL) Houston Oilers agreed to move to the city in 1995. The NFL debuted in Nashville in 1998 at Vanderbilt Stadium, and LP Field opened in the summer of 1999. The Oilers changed their name to the Tennessee Titans and saw a season culminate in the Music City Miracle and a close Super Bowl game.

Today the city along the Cumberland River is a crossroads of American culture, and easily the fastest-growing part of the Upper South and the territory between Atlanta and Texas. Currently, there are many plans of building multiple residential and business towers in the downtown area.

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Nashville provides it residents with some of the premier Real Estate found in the South. Nashville offers numerous Lakefront homes offered on Old Hickory Lake, Golf Course homes in stunning luxury neighborhoods, Gated neighborhoods for buyers that are seeking their privacy with the convenience of having the best amenities, and upscale Equestrian homes in communities like Franklin and Leipers Fork. The Nashville area also has some of the most sought after traditional, and family oriented communities offering great Real Estate in Tennessee.

Nashville Real Estate on the west side has several premier communities for buyers that are wanting residential homes or condos to reside in close to their work, and all of the great amenities that the city has to offer. The vicinity of downtown has many spectacular condos for buyers that want to be close to the great night life of Nashville.

The Nashville suburbs of Green Hills, Belle Meade, and Forest Hills offers home buyers with many prestigious homes on tree-lined streets in established areas with parks, golf courses, hiking trails, and sports fields. These homes are close to Green Hills Mall, one of the most upscale shopping Mecca's in the Nashville area and numerous entertainment, cultural, music, dining, and sporting venues available in the downtown and waterfront district of Nashville.

South of Nashville offers great Real Estate in upscale communities like Brentwood, with over sixty scenic luxury neighborhoods, Franklin one of the most desired areas to live in by many due to its historic charm, Cool Springs....home to Cool Springs Galleria mall, one of the largest shopping and fine dining Mecca's in middle Tennessee, and Leipers Fork a wonderful equestrian village just minutes from Franklin. A little further south you will find the towns of Murfreesboro home of MTSU, Spring Hill, Smyrna, and Thompsons Station.

North of the city is home to many spectacular lakefront neighborhoods in the Hendersonville and Gallatin area on the north shores of Old Hickory Lake, along with numerous affordable and luxury subdivisions that offer wonderful residential living. Just west of Hendersonville you will find the town of Goodlettsville, home of RiverGate Mall, Nashville's largest shopping Mecca on the north side. A little further north you have the town of Portland, a great rural community offering tranquil country living at affordable Real Estate prices.

East of Nashville you will find the towns like Mt Juliet, Old Hickory, Lebanon, and the Hermitage which provides a smaller urban lifestyle. The area is nestled between Old Hickory Lake to the north and Percy Priest Lake to the south. These communities offer buyers a variety of homes in affordable residential neighborhoods with abundant parks, waterways, and recreational areas. Mt. Juliet is home to Providence Marketplace, one of the newest open air shopping malls in the mid state. You will find great lakefront, golf course, equestrian, and luxury homes just minutes from the Nashville International Airport.