Emerging Trends

A Joint Publication of ULI and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Featuring the Emerging Trends in Real Estate®: United States and Canada 2026 Annual Report
Nashville has been named #6, continuing its streak in the top 10 markets to watch! Click HERE to read the Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2026 report.
ULI Nashville presented its annual real estate trends and forecast program, Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2026 Breakfast, on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The program featured the Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2026 Annual Report, a joint publication of the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers. ULI Nashville has remained in the top 10 markets to watch for the past decade.
Panel Theme: A Rising Tide Lifts All (Size) Boats?
This year’s Emerging Trends in Real Estate expert panel explored how transformational investment on the East Bank is influencing surrounding developments and broader policy issues facing Nashville – from infrastructure, community development, and affordability, to the impact of the development on demand for other products. Panelists represented large, medium, and small-scale developments across different asset types, offering a diverse perspective on how scale and strategy intersect in a rapidly evolving urban landscape.
Featured Speakers
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Keynote Speaker
Haley Anderson
PwC
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Moderator
Lucy Kempf
Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County Planning Department
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Panelist
Rob Lowe
Stream Realty Partners
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Kelsey Oesmann Wilson
Nelson Community Partners
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Matt Robinson
MRP Realty
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Shawn Seaman
The Fallon Company
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Thank you to our ULI Nashville Capital Markets Action Council!
| Graham | Gilreath | BWE |
| Ryan | Seibels | |
| Sam | Adkisson | Joseph and Joseph Architects |
| Anthony | Allen | Aon |
| Tracy | Ayers | SouthState Bank |
| Sierra | Bernal | Preferred Floor & Tile Co. |
| Hunter | Beyke | Steelcase |
| Stephen | Brink | BWE |
| Nick | Brown | JLL |
| Halie | Clouse | JPMorgan |
| Craig | Cook | Equitas Strategic Partners |
| Andrew | Cook | Greystar |
| Sera | Cremona | Cremona Consulting |
| Sheila | Dial Barton | EOA Architects |
| Tanner | Eaton | Elmington Capital Group |
| Charles | Ensey | SVN Accel CRE |
| Justin | Findlay | Vastland |
| Seth | Ford | Drone615 |
| Jan | Freitag | CoStar |
| Nicholas | Glennon | GA Group Real Estate |
| Michael | Gorney | Gorney Realty Company, LLC |
| Christopher | Green | Terracon |
| Jack | Hatcher | The CRV Group |
| Jim | Hughes | Meridian Development |
| Chad | Jones | STG Design |
| Tara | McBride | RPM Living |
| Cale | Middleton | Truist |
| Doug | Midkiff | MarketStreet Enterprises |
| Jody | Moody | The Mathews Company |
| James | Morrison | Mortenson |
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Will |
Pugh | Sherrard Roe Voigt & Harbison, PLC |
| Alex | Sherling | Core Development |
| Dawn | Soper | Metro Nashville Davidson County |
| Obi | Ukwu | Attendants Inc. |
| Simcha | Ward | Crescent Communities |
| Clayton | Williams | Carter-Haston |
| Laura | Youngberg | Compass Real Estate |
| Andy | Zhu | MFX Ventures |
| Bridget | Ziegler | Fifth Third Bank |



