Between now and the end of the year, we're taking a quick look back at the most compelling NashvillePost.com stories of 2012 in many of the sectors most important to the Middle Tennessee economy. First up this morning is real estate, which featured far fewer negative stories versus a year ago and word of a number of project that will overhaul the skylines and streetscapes of West End, Midtown and Maryland Farms. (Note: This time around, we've grouped the various iterations of our popular Headline Homes feature into one list item.)

 
1. Headline Homes
Highlighting this year's lists were plenty of big Music Row names, a former NBA team owner and other sports biz locals as well as the region's most prominent ballroom dance master

2. CRE execs arrested at Berry Hill pub
Gulch tower developer booked on resisting arrest, public intoxication charges

3. HCA division relocations to jumpstart West End Summit
Parallon, Sarah Cannon Research Institute to anchor long-awaited Midtown project

4. Massive Bellevue development files for bankruptcy
Biltmore Ridges plan had envisioned 1,100 mixed-use acres

5. Opry Mills lands three more tenants
Two national food chains joining Earthbound

6. $1.5B restaurant chain quietly moves HQ here
J. Alexander’s buyer settling in at O’Charley’s home office

7. Nashville West sells for $73M
German company takes over portion of Charlotte Pike megadevelopment

8. Major mixed-use development planned for 21st Avenue
Vanderbilt-area project to sit on site where 21st, Broadway, Division converge

9. Hill, GBT unveil Streets of Brentwood plan
Developers eye almost 1M square feet at Franklin Road, Maryland Way

10. Brentwood's Murray Ohio building to be razed
Hill, GBT plan to overhaul high-profile site