Chris Remke

The Nashville Tax Shakedown - the Eviction of Localism and - The Battle for Nashville's SOUL open.substack.com/pub/builttothi…

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If you took the jab, I’m praying for you. Even if you wished harm on those who didn’t. Hopefully you realize now why were tried to warn you.

Caesar and his Senate have put themselves in A pickle. Holding a smoking gun. On FOX Channel 17. “I am reluctant to go into an environment where we ask people to seek to lower property values.” - Mayor O’Connell Observation! It is a self-inflicted problem when you prioritize growth stimulants designed to hyperinflate property values to mine taxes and transfer wealth from families to corporations. FORCED LIQUIDITY FOR FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES IS NOT AFFORDABILITY. I was going to write an update article, but sometimes the story writes itself. See the news video below. Thank you, Fox 17. Business owners meet with Nashville mayor over high property taxes youtu.be/6DRBX6IWMtU?si… via @YouTube

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Under the "new" trending housing policies, it will not be boutique developers benefiting, as they cannot ultimately outcompete RES REITS and similar. Individuals for damn sure can't. Additionally, studies show that just having the global capital show up (already samples show owning 30%+ of starter homes (now no longer starter homes, but the source of reverse filtering)) raises appraisals by approximately 25% just because their buying power arrived. The even larger craziness on the field is NO solution for the workforce and affordability (all lip service and political theatrics) to drive the unspoken outcome. The "affordability" effort creates a renter economy with no savings for occupants. The tax increases outpace the mythical scale savings if any are realized. I have yet to see how small capital cost savings (a one-time cost that just increases investor profit) ever show up in the market rate. Then, wonder why elected officials promote these systems? x.com/ccremke/status…

Investors are now capturing between a third and 50% of single family homes sales in the city of Nashville “But its just STRs and condos!” Everything is off the rails

Strip Mining I have wondered since about 2007 - a year literally everything started going to crap - why the normally civic-minded parts of Nashville have failed to recognize just how stupid their local government was becoming. Most of my concerns, which began with the construction of a massive convention center that we did not need, were usually met with "Nashville is a city on the move!" or some equivalent of "don't harsh my mellow." I had been left to wonder for 15 years how so many really smart people could be so dumb. It took the rise of a faux progressivism (funding a bus routes is anything but progress) to fully appreciate the problem. Nashville has been strip mined. In 2007, after years of battling against former Mayor Bill Purcell whose message to voters, consistently delivered, was "We take care of safety, sidewalks, roads and schools. Everything else takes care of itself," the real estate community demanded a payday. And they got it. There were a lot of macro factors in play but Nashville's Finance Department outdid itself providing financing support for a whole lot of downtown development, much of which would have occurred regardless. All good! Because Jobs! or some other garb of virtue to justify a governmental role in private sector projects. It would have been easy to conclude that the fix was in. The government was making people rich and by God it was time to spread the wealth. Enter the Faux Progressives...

Walter was great, I did multiple projects in his district and he came in early to begin both learning and providing us input from neighborhoods living next to the proposed work. He was quick to see if he could encourage a public improvement or two to either mitigate impact or improve a quality of life. All cities grow and in Walter’s era planners and the planning commission worked to reduce the impact of development on community and neighborhoods. Another soul element of Nashville gone now that Nashville GOV and the Planning Commission is hell bent to raise taxes through development. Life was so much simpler when our elected put constituents first (as opposed to replacement residents and replacement business today’s new policies are structured to serve. ) We definitely need more Walter’s less imposters.

Is a disregard for the City of Nashville. I went to former CM Walter Hunt's funeral a few weeks ago. I adored Walter. I rarely agreed with him but I was crazy about him. Although we rarely voted for the same things, I can tell you that not for one minute did I question his love and commitment to the city. And there is the problem. If you look at your government as a get rich scheme there really isn't room for things like clean, safe and happy neighborhoods. If you view your future as a series of steps to some political nirvana where you will be rewarded for making bad federal housing policy a reality on the west side, there isn't much interest in your constituents' needs You are basically a strip miner. That is where we are until people who love Nashville, like Walter, return. Hopefully soon.

Ticked-Off! The Eviction of Localism and the Fantasy Economy Grift open.substack.com/pub/builttothi…

The 24-Hour Warning: Nashville’s Rush to Rezone is a Breach of Public Trust open.substack.com/pub/builttothi…

The Tale of a Policy Everyone Applauds - Until Residents Point Out the Obvious open.substack.com/pub/builttothi…

Wall Street Hiked Your Taxes. This Week, the Metro Council Votes to Help Them Do It Again. open.substack.com/pub/builttothi…

RN and RL? Why “zoning” does not create “affordability.” Two readers asked excellent questions this week: 1️⃣ Why would developers build when demand isn’t real? 2️⃣ What do Nashville’s new RN and RL zoning tools have to do with it? Meanwhile, the Mayor insists, “We are not rezoning — nothing to see here!” Have we talked about the meal, or only the steak? Because in this case, the meal may be our neighborhoods — quietly served up as an opportunity for outside investors. 🍽️ Start here: Why Would Developers Build When Demand Is Not Real? 👉 open.substack.com/pub/builttothi… Begin by reverse-engineering the subject: start with this reader Q&A, then follow the embedded links if you need more. #Nashville #Zoning #Housing #RN #RL #REITs #UrbanPlanning #WatchTheHand #SaveOurNeighborhoods

Nashville, Take a Beat - Please Pull up from the weeds, the 30,000 feet view. open.substack.com/pub/builttothi…

READ ALL ABOUT IT! The Nashville Housing Hustle: The Smart-Aleck Remix - October 25, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/builttothi…

The Neyland Stadium-Sized Hole in Nashville's Housing Emergency open.substack.com/pub/builttothi…

The Nashville Housing Hustle: The Smart-Aleck Edition (Parts I & II) open.substack.com/pub/builttothi…

Mayor's New Housing Council: Will Anyone Ask Why Metro's Forecast Is Double (2.5x) the State's? open.substack.com/pub/builttothi…