Gatlinburg Real Estate Blog

When the first newscasts indicated that over 100 residences had been destroyed, I told everyone that would listen that the actual number would be at least 10 times that. As I had the opportunity to view more of the county, I revised my estimate to 2000 and hoped desperately that I was wrong. The latest updates to the damage map now reports that 2121 residences have been destroyed by the wildfire. Nobody knows what the final tally will be but I believe that we are now closer to the ultimate count. The saddest fact of all is that the fires were apparently started by two juveniles. I really can't imagine what was going through their minds. Now comes the task of cleaning up and making Gatlinburg beautiful again. Lots of debris and many questions about how to handle the sheer quantity of material that has to be hauled off and placed somewhere. Gatlinburg WILL rebuild, but it will take a LONG time. Our area has lost so many homes but more than that it has lost more than a little bit of i...

When the first newscasts indicated that over 100 residences had been destroyed, I told everyone that would listen that the actual number would be at least 10 times that. As I had the opportunity to view more of the county, I revised my estimate to 2000 and hoped desperately that I was wrong. The latest updates to the damage map now reports that 2121 residences have been destroyed by the wildfire. Nobody knows what the final tally will be but I believe that we are now closer to the ultimate count. The saddest fact of all is that the fires were apparently started by two juveniles. I really can't imagine what was going through their minds. Now comes the task of cleaning up and making Gatlinburg beautiful again. Lots of debris and many questions about how to handle the sheer quantity of material that has to be hauled off and placed somewhere. Gatlinburg WILL rebuild, but it will take a LONG time. Our area has lost so many homes but more than that it has lost more than a little bi...

The ongoing drought that has been in place for the past several months has led to multiple wildfires in our East Tennessee region. Sadly, several of these fires are in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Even more sad, there are now fires that are threatening a residential community within the city limits of Gatlinburg. Multiple friends of ours (and one of our office's agents) live in the Mynatt Park community which is under a voluntary evacuation status. Here are some photos taken today that agents and friends shared with me this afternoon. There is rain on the radar but we need a LOT... Chimneys Mountaintop Ablaze Downtown Gatlinburg Smoke

The ongoing drought that has been in place for the past several months has led to multiple wildfires in our East Tennessee region. Sadly, several of these fires are in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Even more sad, there are now fires that are threatening a residential community within the city limits of Gatlinburg. Multiple friends of ours (and one of our office's agents) live in the Mynatt Park community which is under a voluntary evacuation status. Here are some photos taken today that agents and friends shared with me this afternoon. There is rain on the radar but we need a LOT... Chimneys Mountaintop Ablaze Downtown Gatlinburg Smoke