Gatlinburg Real Estate Blog

Working in the real estate industry over the last few decades, we tend to fall into a rhythm, and lose sight of the stories behind those transactions. Some folks are gaining new homes, some are losing homes. Some people are moving on in a new adventure in their lives, others find themselves picking up the pieces of a life that was.  We get caught up in the process of closing the transaction and moving forward with the next task in front of us. God has a subtle way of bringing situations before us, and using our talents to fulfill his miracles in ways we sometimes fail to see on our own. The Father has a plan, and we forget to even realize our work experiences and life lessons prepare us to apply ourselves in his great commission without warning. One such example of God's plan in our lives came before us in mid November. Our firm, like most in the Smoky Mountain real estate area, handle many different types of transactions. We work with residential and commercial sellers, investment...

Working in the real estate industry over the last few decades, we tend to fall into a rhythm, and lose sight of the stories behind those transactions. Some folks are gaining new homes, some are losing homes. Some people are moving on in a new adventure in their lives, others find themselves picking up the pieces of a life that was.  We get caught up in the process of closing the transaction and moving forward with the next task in front of us. God has a subtle way of bringing situations before us, and using our talents to fulfill his miracles in ways we sometimes fail to see on our own. The Father has a plan, and we forget to even realize our work experiences and life lessons prepare us to apply ourselves in his great commission without warning. One such example of God's plan in our lives came before us in mid November. Our firm, like most in the Smoky Mountain real estate area, handle many different types of transactions. We work with residential and commercial sellers, inv...

Now that we are two weeks into a new year and new decade, it is the perfect time to update you on some fresh statistics. The end of the year always finds us in a reflective mood. We begin taking account of how the last 12 months stack up, what goals did we reach, what mountains are left to climb. The decade we just exited, 2009-2019, was a block of time that marked significant shifts for everyone's horizon. We began the decade with an economic crash of seismic proportions. With real estate being our chosen craft, we found ourselves adapting to the twists and turns along with everyone else. This crisis touched so many people all over the globe, and not just property owners. The banking industry, real estate industry, investment industry, everywhere you looked you could find collateral damage. It was certainly a bitter pill to swallow at the time, but our nation recovered. Today we have a very healthy and vibrant real estate market on a definite upswing. 2012 was the year things bega...

Now that we are two weeks into a new year and new decade, it is the perfect time to update you on some fresh statistics. The end of the year always finds us in a reflective mood. We begin taking account of how the last 12 months stack up, what goals did we reach, what mountains are left to climb. The decade we just exited, 2009-2019, was a block of time that marked significant shifts for everyone's horizon. We began the decade with an economic crash of seismic proportions. With real estate being our chosen craft, we found ourselves adapting to the twists and turns along with everyone else. This crisis touched so many people all over the globe, and not just property owners. The banking industry, real estate industry, investment industry, everywhere you looked you could find collateral damage. It was certainly a bitter pill to swallow at the time, but our nation recovered. Today we have a very healthy and vibrant real estate market on a definite upswing. 2012 was the year things bega...

Just listed by All Pro Realtors, this beautiful, ready to move in, very special home at 2807 Saint Charles Place, Pigeon Forge is located in the wonderful residence only (no vacation rentals) subdivision community of King's Hills. This property is in a fabulous location, only about one mile off the parkway in Pigeon Forge at traffic light #3, but just enough outside of the busy tourism corridor to feel like you are in the quiet countryside but close to everything. Mountain views from the front porch, and a very spacious lot that provides great privacy from the back decks make this a dream home inside and out. The interior is well appointed with new high quality fixtures, lighting, fresh paint, and luxury vinyl plank and ceramic tile flooring throughout. With three levels of space to stretch out, this home actually feels like two homes in one. There is a full kitchen on the main floor, as well as a kitchenette in the bottom floor. Four bedrooms, two and a half baths. Three level hou...

Just listed by All Pro Realtors, this beautiful, ready to move in, very special home at 2807 Saint Charles Place, Pigeon Forge is located in the wonderful residence only (no vacation rentals) subdivision community of King's Hills. This property is in a fabulous location, only about one mile off the parkway in Pigeon Forge at traffic light #3, but just enough outside of the busy tourism corridor to feel like you are in the quiet countryside but close to everything. Mountain views from the front porch, and a very spacious lot that provides great privacy from the back decks make this a dream home inside and out. The interior is well appointed with new high quality fixtures, lighting, fresh paint, and luxury vinyl plank and ceramic tile flooring throughout. With three levels of space to stretch out, this home actually feels like two homes in one. There is a full kitchen on the main floor, as well as a kitchenette in the bottom floor. Four bedrooms, two and a half baths. Three level h...

While we try daily to be diligent in our service to God as we work in the East Tennessee real estate industry, and ask forgiveness for our many flaws, Christmas always reminds us of the blessings bestowed on us as God's children, and the promised salvation granted us by his son Jesus. Even though we endure in faith of a greater ever after, little miracles remind us of his hand in our lives every day. One such blessing happened just a little over a week ago. While hustling about making last minute arrangements for a planned flight to visit family, I had the misfortune of misplacing my wallet. Imagine the sheer terror that ripped through me, only hours away from attempting to board a much anticipated plane ride to see loved ones. Gone at that moment was my identification, credit cards, spending money for the trip. This was going to be a massive disruption not only to our travel plans, but also our day to day lives. Banking and bill payment arrangements via credit cards, subscription,...

While we try daily to be diligent in our service to God as we work in the East Tennessee real estate industry, and ask forgiveness for our many flaws, Christmas always reminds us of the blessings bestowed on us as God's children, and the promised salvation granted us by his son Jesus. Even though we endure in faith of a greater ever after, little miracles remind us of his hand in our lives every day. One such blessing happened just a little over a week ago. While hustling about making last minute arrangements for a planned flight to visit family, I had the misfortune of misplacing my wallet. Imagine the sheer terror that ripped through me, only hours away from attempting to board a much anticipated plane ride to see loved ones. Gone at that moment was my identification, credit cards, spending money for the trip. This was going to be a massive disruption not only to our travel plans, but also our day to day lives. Banking and bill payment arrangements via credit cards, subscri...

After an extended hiatus from tending to this blog, we are happy to return to the friendly confines of Cyberspace to share with you our journey through the many real estate adventures in the Smoky Mountains. While we were away, our attention has been preoccupied with a very good cause. When someone new comes into your life, they become a pleasant distraction from normal routines. For us, that wonderful distraction is Blue, the Wonder Dog, our mascot, greeter in training. To bring you up to speed, over the past year, our firm has expanded into rehabbing diamonds in the rough around the area, in order to supply quality inventory back into our very short supplied local housing market. The housing shortages in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Sevierville have created a serious need for affordable housing in the Smoky Mountains. The wildfires in Gatlinburg in 2016  damaged or destroyed over 2,500 structures across the entire Smoky Mountain region. This tragedy impacted the vacation lodging...

After an extended hiatus from tending to this blog, we are happy to return to the friendly confines of Cyberspace to share with you our journey through the many real estate adventures in the Smoky Mountains. While we were away, our attention has been preoccupied with a very good cause. When someone new comes into your life, they become a pleasant distraction from normal routines. For us, that wonderful distraction is Blue, the Wonder Dog, our mascot, greeter in training. To bring you up to speed, over the past year, our firm has expanded into rehabbing diamonds in the rough around the area, in order to supply quality inventory back into our very short supplied local housing market. The housing shortages in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, and Sevierville have created a serious need for affordable housing in the Smoky Mountains. The wildfires in Gatlinburg in 2016  damaged or destroyed over 2,500 structures across the entire Smoky Mountain region. This tragedy impacted the vacation l...

Back in the glory days of 2005, Smoky Mountain real estate agents were taking grand vacations to the South of France and the South Pacific, driving expensive automobiles and living in very nice homes. Then came the American Great Recession which began in late 2007 and our local Gatlinburg area real estate market was no different. By 2008, Smoky Mountain realtors were choosing to camp in the National Park, driving much more modest vehicles, and very sadly, in some cases, losing their own homes in foreclosure. We're not just talking about real estate investment homes, but in some cases, where their children slept. This was the beginning of the foreclosure phase of our market which ran almost 8 years and still continues, although at a greatly reduced rate. As the table below shows, each and every year since 2008 with the sole exception of 2011, the pace of sales has increased over the previous year and even 2011 didn't miss by much. This improving trend has continued with sales ...

Back in the glory days of 2005, Smoky Mountain real estate agents were taking grand vacations to the South of France and the South Pacific, driving expensive automobiles and living in very nice homes. Then came the American Great Recession which began in late 2007 and our local Gatlinburg area real estate market was no different. By 2008, Smoky Mountain realtors were choosing to camp in the National Park, driving much more modest vehicles, and very sadly, in some cases, losing their own homes in foreclosure. We're not just talking about real estate investment homes, but in some cases, where their children slept. This was the beginning of the foreclosure phase of our market which ran almost 8 years and still continues, although at a greatly reduced rate. As the table below shows, each and every year since 2008 with the sole exception of 2011, the pace of sales has increased over the previous year and even 2011 didn't miss by much. This improving trend has continued with sale...