Meet Kristen Carbine, Your Local Nashville Custom Home Builder
Kristen Carbine Alford is a Nashville native, Lead Listing Agent for Carbine & Associates, and a specialist in luxury homes and new construction across Middle Tennessee. As part of Morrell Property Collective at Compass, she’s known for bringing clarity, strategy, and a steady hand to every transaction, especially the complex ones.
As a third generation builder with a Tennessee residential contractor’s license, Kristen offers a perspective that goes far beyond real estate. She is deeply involved in the design and planning process, often working through floorplans, selections, and layout decisions alongside builders and clients. She brings a strong sense of creativity and collaboration to every project, ensuring each home not only looks beautiful, but lives well and holds long term value.
Her background in construction, paired with real market expertise, gives her clients a distinct advantage when it comes to pricing, positioning, and negotiating, particularly in the luxury and custom home space.
Kristen is an active member of the Home Builders Association of Middle Tennessee and serves as President of the Sales and Marketing Council. She is passionate about raising the standard of the home building industry and is known for showing up, doing the work, and delivering results.

