Gatlinburg Real Estate Blog

While we have seen a moderate increase in sales recently our Gatlinburg area real estate market is still decidedly slanted in favor of buyers, not the sellers. I have begun describing our market by comparing it to a southern community grocery store when a rare winter storm is forecast. Because we don't get much snow here in the valleys of the East Tennessee Smokies when a snow storm is imminent we jump into a sort of crisis mode. At the weather forecast's first mention of snow or ice, grocery stores go into high gear as almost everyone heads out to stock up on staples such as bread, milk, etc. so that they won't risk going without. Keep in mind that snows here in Sevier County rarely linger for more than a day or two before they melt but that doesn't matter. Even with every employee working and every cash register lane open the lines quickly form. I have seen my local Food City store here in Sevierville have 12 lanes open each lane 8 or more people deep. Everyon...

While we have seen a moderate increase in sales recently our Gatlinburg area real estate market is still decidedly slanted in favor of buyers, not the sellers. I have begun describing our market by comparing it to a southern community grocery store when a rare winter storm is forecast. Because we don't get much snow here in the valleys of the East Tennessee Smokies when a snow storm is imminent we jump into a sort of crisis mode. At the weather forecast's first mention of snow or ice, grocery stores go into high gear as almost everyone heads out to stock up on staples such as bread, milk, etc. so that they won't risk going without. Keep in mind that snows here in Sevier County rarely linger for more than a day or two before they melt but that doesn't matter. Even with every employee working and every cash register lane open the lines quickly form. I have seen my local Food City store here in Sevierville have 12 lanes open each lane 8 or more people deep. Everyon...