Goodbye, Calabasas. Hello, Nashville

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Somebody back in Michelle Branch’s hometown of Sedona, Ariz., is going to read this and say: That girl’s got a good head on her shoulders. The singer/guitarist sold her big Calabasas home in November for a slight profit, and has now downsized into a smaller home in Nashville, according to the reliable Tom Wood of the Nashville Post.

What she sold: A five-bedroom, 5,296-square-foot house in the Oaks, a gated development in Calabasas. She bought the house in 2005 for $2.88 million, listed it for $3.3 million, and wisely accepted $2.94 million for it in November.

What she bought: For $1.35 million, a custom-built 3,706-square-foot home in Nashville’s tony Belle Meade neighborhood. Four bedrooms, four baths, vaulted ceilings. Writes Tom Wood, ‘1.35 mil won’t sound like much where you are, but it buys a lot of house in Nashville.’

Old neighbor: Angelo Mozilo
New neighbor: Al Gore

Thanks, Tom.
Now, the fun part. Who wants to write a little country music ditty about the girl singer who sold her place in Calabasas and gave up the the bright lights of L.A. for a cozy cottage in Tennessee?