George Real Estate Group Radio Broadcast

Real estate gets talked about like it’s only a market story, but most of the time it’s a life story. We’re seeing it every week in Western North Carolina: people are right sizing, upsizing, downsizing, handling family land, and making investor decisions even when interest rates feel loud. We walk through what’s happening in the Henderson County real estate market and why price point matters so much, using ab...

A town’s story is told in the details most people never see: the water system that stays on during a crisis, the fire station that becomes a command center overnight, and the hard budget calls that keep services reliable without pricing residents out. That’s why we’re proud to spotlight former Hendersonville City Manager John Connet as our Hometown Hero, and to celebrate 10 years of the George Real Estate Group on...

You can own great real estate and still feel trapped by it. The value is up, the taxes feel scary, and a 1031 exchange sounds like signing up for another round of landlord work under a brutal 45 day deadline. We sit down with estate planning attorney Justice Mullen and financial advisor Troy Wada of Impact Wealth to explain how Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) can change the options, especially for investors who want tax deferral, ...

One overlooked detail can turn a paid off home, a mountain cabin, or a rental portfolio into a court supervised mess, right when your family has the least bandwidth to deal with it. We sit down with Hendersonville estate planning attorney Justice Mullen of Romeo Harrelson and Mullen to talk through the decisions that actually protect what you’ve worked hard to build, especially when real estate is the biggest asset on the bal...

A bad product demo sparked a career shift that ended up reshaping fire truck safety across North America. We sit down with Sam Massa of HiViz Lighting, a first responder founded tech company based in Hendersonville and moving key operations to a new manufacturing facility in Fletcher, North Carolina. What starts as a simple question about “lighting for emergency vehicles” quickly turns into a deep look at how visibility...

If you think estate planning is only for “rich people,” this conversation will challenge that fast. We are joined by attorney Justice Mullen, a partner at Romeo Harrelson and Mullen in Hendersonville, to talk about the real purpose of estate planning: protecting your assets, your family, and your choices when life does not go according to plan. And if you do nothing, North Carolina does not leave a blank space, the stat...

Real estate choices get a lot harder when you’re staring at taxes, paperwork, and family expectations all at once. We sit down with Hendersonville attorney Justice Mullen to start a special multi-week series built for property owners who want clarity before they sell, buy, or transfer wealth. If you’ve ever wondered whether your next move should be driven by interest rates, capital gains, or legacy planning, this conver...

Two years after Hurricane Helene, a lot of people assume recovery is finished or at least close. It is not. Families in Henderson County are still reaching out every single day, and some are still living in homes that are unsafe because they felt others deserved help first or they simply did not know where to turn. We sit down with John Hughes from the Henderson County Disaster Recovery Partnership to talk about what long term disa...

The real estate headlines make it sound like one giant story, but that’s not how it feels on the ground in Western North Carolina. We’re seeing a market that still moves, with local context that matters: year to date closings and pending sales trends, low inventory, longer days on market than the peak frenzy, and prices that are holding far steadier than the “sky is falling” narrative suggests. If you’...

Seven percent mortgage rates sound like a full stop, but our local numbers tell a different story. We take a clear-eyed look at the Hendersonville and Henderson County real estate market and explain why homes are still selling even as rates rise, inventory stays tight, and days on market stretch. If you’ve been wondering whether the market is “frozen” or just changing shape, we bring the context that headlines mis...

A hurricane doesn’t just damage buildings, it rewires daily life. We sit down with Cara Brock, co-owner of Lure’s Market and Grill in Lake Lure, North Carolina, to hear what Hurricane Helene looked like from the ground and from the air, including the helicopter evacuation that got her family out of Bat Cave and back to a community already stepping in to help.

Cara walks us through how a 100-year-old gas station t...

Mortgage rates touch 7% and the loudest takeaway is still the simplest: real estate keeps moving because life keeps moving. We bring you a clear-eyed Henderson County real estate market update, including sales pace, inventory, pricing trends, and what longer days on market mean for anyone thinking about selling in Hendersonville or across Western North Carolina. If you’re hoping the old “throw a price at the wall and wa...

That moment when you think, “Someone should make this,” is usually where great ideas go to die. We wanted to challenge that. Today we sit down with Kalen Thompson, a custom home builder and inventor who has lived the full cycle: dreaming up a product, sinking time and money into it, watching it flop, then learning the hard parts of manufacturing, distribution, and marketing until he could sell products nationwide.

A single sound can lock a moment into your memory forever and for Hendersonville Police Chief Blair Myhand, that sound was the Pentagon explosion on 9/11. He joins us for a powerful, detailed remembrance of that morning while he was working for the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., including the split-second shift from confusion to certainty, the boat ride across the Potomac, and hours spent evacuating people thro...

“How’s the market?” sounds simple, but it can send you in the wrong direction fast. We take a clear, local look at the Hendersonville NC real estate market and explain why the housing market isn’t one big thing right now. It’s multiple markets happening at the same time, shaped by price point, location, property condition, and one huge factor people overlook: the monthly payment.

We talk through...

A market can cool off without falling apart, and our local numbers prove it. We’re celebrating 10 years on WHKP by grounding the conversation in real Henderson County data: more homes sold over the last 12 months than the year before, prices holding steady, and a shift from a frenzy to something that finally feels more normal. We talk about why “the market” isn’t good or bad, it’s personal, and why rea...

The North Carolina Apple Festival is more than a weekend on Main Street, it’s a snapshot of what makes Hendersonville feel like home. We’re celebrating the 80th festival with fun facts, local history, and the real economic impact of apples in Henderson County, plus the traditions that bring families back year after year, from cider and pies to the King Apple Parade. 

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The headlines love drama, but real life is more useful than hot takes. We kick things off with a clear, local look at the Henderson County real estate market in Western North Carolina: more than 130 additional single-family homes sold in the past 12 months compared with the prior year, average prices hovering in the $540,000 range, and days on market stretching as buyers take a little more time. Even with interest rates in the mid ...

You can hear it in Haley Caroline Marshall’s voice: this isn’t just a title, it’s a responsibility she’s proud to carry. Haley joins us on WHKP as our Hometown Hero after being named the 2026 North Carolina Apple Festival Apple Ambassador for the 80th Apple Festival, and her story is a powerful reminder that confidence is often something you build, not something you’re born with. She takes us through t...