NASHONOMICS 2021

Denise Moore

REALTOR

Benchmark Realty, LLC

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A full service Real Estate Professional with EXIT Realty East Nashville. I currently hold C2EX endorsement, ABR & SFR certifications which enhance my ability to provide expert consultation and a high level of skill to both buyer and seller clients. When I am not working, I love to Cook! I am also a HUGE TN Titans Fan and I attend most home games with my daughter, Jasmine.

• 9:00 - 10:00 AM, May 17, 2021 Virtual

  Kickoff Panel: REALTOR® Market Challenges

Kamal Saba

Compass

• 9:00 - 10:00 AM, May 17, 2021 Virtual

  Kickoff Panel: REALTOR® Market Challenges

Brian Copeland

President

Greater Nashville Realtors®

Brian Copeland (GRI, CIPS, CRS, ePRO), a REALTOR® in Nashville, Tennessee, is the 2021 Greater Nashville REALTORS® President.

Brian began his career in residential real estate more than 20 years ago. He is the founder of Doorbell Real Estate in Nashville.

Brian has been active at the national level since 2009. In 2010, he helped launch NAR’s Young Professional Network (YPN), and chaired the Data Strategies Committee in 2015.

He has served in many volunteer roles at the state and local level, including as the 2017 President of Tennessee REALTORS® where he has been actively involved since 2007. He is a proud member of the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®, who chose him as their REALTOR® of the Year in 2011.

Brian has been named as one of the 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders in America as well as one of the Top 200 Power Social Influencers. He founded and runs REBarcamp Nashville, a real estate technology camp that attracts more than 1500 registrants each spring.

He is a graduate of Carson-Newman University and holds a master’s degree in Communications Management from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Brian and his spouse, Greg, make their home on a Nashville farm with their two children, Micah and Esther.

• 9:00 - 10:00 AM, May 17, 2021 Virtual

  Kickoff Panel: REALTOR® Market Challenges

Teddy Pins

Broker

Village

Teddy Pins serves as Director of Education and is an 18+year Realtor, speaker, educator, coach, and owner of Radius Residential Partners, a team at Village Real Estate in Nashville, TN.

Born into a Southern California real estate family, Teddy developed an early passion for marketing and client service, graduating from St. Louis University with a degree in Communications and Marketing. Teddy has led Fortune 50 marketing campaigns, multiple sales teams, and is an expert strategist, negotiator, and real estate, investor. He is passionate about helping clients use real estate as a vehicle to build wealth. As an agent educator, Teddy is committed to imparting the industry’s highest professional standards and best practices to the next generation of Realtors. Named one of Nashville Business Journal’s Top 25 Agents and Nashville Lifestyle’s Favorite Realtor, Teddy ranks in the top 2% of Realtors nationwide. He is the co-author of NAR’s course on Buyer Representation in New Construction and co-founder of Skill Centered Coaching. Each summer since 1996, Teddy mentors young adults in Shelby, Michigan at the American Youth Foundation’s National Leadership Conference. He lives in Nashville and enjoys hiking and boating with his 80lb rescue pit, Bobo.

• 9:00 - 10:00 AM, May 17, 2021 Virtual

  Kickoff Panel: REALTOR® Market Challenges

Lawrence Yun

Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research

National Association of REALTORS®

Lawrence Yun is Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research at the National Association of REALTORS®. He oversees and is responsible for a wide range of research activity for the association including NAR’s Existing Home Sales statistics, Affordability Index, and Home Buyers and Sellers Profile Report. He regularly provides commentary on real estate market trends for its 1.4 million REALTORS.

Dr. Yun creates NAR’s forecasts and participates in many economic forecasting panels, among them the Blue Chip Council and the Wall Street Journal Forecasting Survey. He appears regularly on financial news outlets, is a frequent speaker at real estate conferences throughout the United States, and has testified before Congress. He also participates in the Industrial Economists Discussion Group at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. He has appeared as a guest on CSPAN’s Washington Journal.

Dr. Yun received his undergraduate degree from Purdue University and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland at College Park.

• 9:00 - 10:00 AM, May 18, 2021 Virtual

  Impact of the Pandemic on Real Estate and Economic Outlook

Dr. Jessica Lautz

Vice President of Demographics and Behavioral Insights

National Association of REALTORS®

Dr. Jessica Lautz is Vice President of Demographics and Behavioral Insights at the National Association of REALTORS®. The core of her research focuses on analyzing trends for both NAR members and housing consumers. Through management of surveys, focus groups and data analysis, she presents new and innovative ways to showcase results. Jessica discusses research findings in major media outlets and international presentations.
Jessica received her Doctorate of Real Estate from Nottingham Trent University in the U.K. She also has a Master’s in Public Policy from American University and undergraduate degrees in Political Science and Law and Justice from Central Washington University.

• 9:00 - 10:00 AM, May 18, 2021 Virtual

  Impact of the Pandemic on Real Estate and Economic Outlook

Laurel Graefe

VP & Regional Executive

Federal Reserve Nashville Branch

Laurel Graefe (pronounced gray·fee) is the Regional Executive at the Nashville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. As the senior officer leading the Federal Reserve in Nashville, she is responsible for the Branch's board of directors and economic research activities, oversees its economic and financial education programs, and advises on monetary policy. Her work gathering and synthesizing insight from Tennessee business executives and community leaders brings Main Street perspectives to national monetary policy deliberations.
Laurel represents the Fed in regular speeches about current economic conditions, the economic outlook, and the functions and history of the U.S. central bank. Her work has been published in The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and MarketWatch, among others, and has been featured on National Public Radio. She is also coauthor of The Handbook of Oil Politics, published by Routledge. Prior to assuming her current position, Laurel served as director of the Nashville Branch’s Regional Economic Information Network and held a number of positions with the Atlanta office of the Federal Reserve, including as a director and economic policy specialist overseeing inflation and energy market analysis for the research department. She joined the Bank in 2005 specializing in international economics and labor market analysis.

Laurel is deeply engaged in her community, including serving on the boards of the Economics and Finance Department at Tennessee State University, TennGreen Land Conservancy, and Leadership Middle Tennessee. She is also chair of the Federal Reserve’s Diversity Advisory Council. Laurel was named a 2020 Women of Influence by the Nashville Business Journal and is a graduate of Leadership Middle Tennessee and LEAD Atlanta. She earned an MBA with honors from Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics, summa cum laude, from Agnes Scott College.

• 9:00 - 10:00 AM, May 20, 2021 Virtual

  A View from the Fed: Insights on the National and Middle TN Economy

Waddell Wright

Owner

W. Wright & Co. LLC

Waddell Wright, CPM®, CCIM is a senior vice president of IREM (the Institute of Real Estate Management). Wright is a licensed broker and general contractor in the state of Tennessee. He also holds a broker’s license in the state of Florida. Before starting W. Wright & Co. LLC headquarter in Nashville, he served in Capital Markets and in the Investment Services Group of Colliers Turley Martin Tucker, and Cassidy Turley.

• 9:00 - 10:00 AM, May 26, 2021

  International Investment & Commercial Economic Development

Terry Olson

Partner

Olsen Law Firm

A partner of Olsen Law Firm, Terry founded Olsen Law Firm in September 2003, and practices Immigration & Nationality Law exclusively. Terry has served, and continues to serve, the international community and his clients’ interests in the United States and internationally. By actively participating in government discussions of immigration law and policy, Terry is an active participant with the agencies governing immigration law, rather than being an observer on the sidelines

• 9:00 - 10:00 AM, May 26, 2021

  International Investment & Commercial Economic Development

Michael Goode

Special Counsel

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I am a Tax, Estate Planning, and Business Law attorney who assists individuals, businesses, and governmental agencies. With my international experience, I assist both foreign and domestic businesses. Many businesses and individuals find that navigating the many laws and regulations that exist a daunting task. For more than a decade, I have helped these individuals, businesses, and governmental agencies focus on the necessary steps to create legal, compliant, and efficient long-term solutions. I very much enjoy helping clients plan and strengthen their business structures, remain tax compliant, and plan for their estates.

I am a past Chair of the Tax Section of the Tennessee Bar Association, a past Chair of the Estate Planning and Probate Section, and the International Section's current Chair.

I am AV Preeminent rated and have won Rising Star recognition from Superlawyers magazine. I have an LL.M. in Taxation degree from New York University, widely regarded as the country's best tax program.

Representative Cases
Prepared a complex estate plan for a client with a net worth in excess of $50 million
Primary preparer of corporate opinion letters for a $200 million dollar restaurant franchise sale
Prepared tax sections in merger and acquisition agreements, and reviewed international issues for a multinational technology manufacturer
Counseled a large banking institution in the creation of policies for deceased clients
Assisted a large retail client with business negotiations, and the preparation of legal documents for several new locations
Assisted an Indian Company with establishing a sales office in Georgia
Assisted a Taiwanese company with the purchase of a factory in Georgia
Wrote new pension plan legislation for a large school district that was signed into law

For my personal life, I most enjoy being a father. For other activities, I have spent the past couple of years attempting to learn to play golf, and I am on The Standard Club Fencing Team.

• 9:00 - 10:00 AM, May 26, 2021

  International Investment & Commercial Economic Development

Trey Lewis

Vice President, Ole South Properties Inc.

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Responsible for sales and marketing efforts and logistics for Tennessee's largest home builder. A native Nashvillian, private pilot, musician, and boater residing with wife, Beth, in Old Hickory.

• 9:00 - 10:00 AM, May 27, 2021 Virtual

  Mortgage Rates, Construction Costs & Appraisals, Oh My!

Steve Jolly

President Elect

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Steve Jolly is the President-Elect at Greater Nashville Realtors and a full-time broker with 16 years of experience in the greater Nashville Area specializing in relocation, investment, and REO properties. Steve also serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Realtors, Tennessee Realtors, and the NAR MLS Issues and Policy Committee

• 9:00 - 10:00 AM, May 27, 2021 Virtual

  Mortgage Rates, Construction Costs & Appraisals, Oh My!

Kevin Little has worked at Regions for 17 years as a luxury home lending expert specializing in jumbo, super jumbo, construction and renovation lending.

• 9:00 - 10:00 AM, May 27, 2021 Virtual

  Mortgage Rates, Construction Costs & Appraisals, Oh My!

Richard Exton

Principal

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With 38 years of experience Richard is retained by a variety of institutional, governmental, and private clients for the purpose of providing real estate appraisal services for a diversity of property types, including residential, commercial retail and service, industrial, agricultural, religious, and development.

• 9:00 - 10:00 AM, May 27, 2021 Virtual

  Mortgage Rates, Construction Costs & Appraisals, Oh My!