<p>I'm a reporter with The Tennessean, the daily newspaper in Nashville. I'm working on a story about the off-campus condo market and would like to interview parents/students who are buying or have thought about buying a place around Vanderbilt, Belmont or Lipscomb university. I'm also available to answer any questions out-of-towners may have about the local real estate market. The deadline for my article is Aug. 25, 2007. Contact at (615) 259-8283.</p>
<p>Seeing as everyone except seniors at this point are forced to live on campus, you probably won't find too many people with an off-campus condo.</p>
<p>If I'm not mistaken, starting with this year's class, all undergrads will be living in univ. owned housing all four years. If that is true, the Nashville condo market may be in for a surprise. (I guess they will have to make do with medical students and poverty-stricken grad. students.)</p>
<p>My d has been hoping that the recent departure of Vandy's housing director might open up the possibility of living off campus for her senior year. (As I understand it, seniors will be expected to live on campus once the residential college system is operating.) She's loved being on campus, but she and her roommate have seen some off-campus housing they really like, and she thinks she may have had enough of dorm life by the time she's 21.</p>
<p>But if she has to put off having her own place until she's a poverty-stricken grad student, the Vandy dorms are a pretty nice alternative. :)</p>
<p>vanderbilt students are required to live on campus for all four years.</p>