{"id":411,"date":"2025-02-15T14:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T19:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.sothebysrealty.com\/2025\/02\/15\/sothebys-international-realty-expands-in-tennessee\/"},"modified":"2025-02-15T14:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T19:00:17","slug":"sothebys-international-realty-expands-in-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/sothebys-international-realty-expands-in-tennessee\/","title":{"rendered":"Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty Expands in Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/\/static-sir-corp-blog-production.gtsstatic.net\/blog-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Horizon-SIR-Email-Banner.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"343474\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/horizon-sir-email-banner\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Horizon-SIR-Email-Banner.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"955,341\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Horizon SIR &amp;#8211; Email Banner\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Horizon-SIR-Email-Banner.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-343474 size-full\" src=\"\/\/static-sir-corp-blog-production.gtsstatic.net\/blog-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Horizon-SIR-Email-Banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"955\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Horizon-SIR-Email-Banner.jpg 955w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Horizon-SIR-Email-Banner-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Horizon-SIR-Email-Banner-768x274.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty has announced that Realty Center of\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Chattanooga<\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Tennessee<\/span>\u00a0has joined the network and its two offices will now operate as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/eng\/office\/180-b-2859490-7bd56d53-ad7a-ef11-a4e5-000d3a32766e\/horizon-sotheby-and-apos-s-international-realty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horizon Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty<\/a>. This addition signifies the brand&#8217;s continued growth in\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Tennessee<\/span>\u00a0with six offices in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Horizon Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty, headquartered in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/eng\/sales\/chattanooga-tn-usa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"xn-location\">Chattanooga<\/span><\/a>, will serve communities spanning from\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Athens, Tennessee<\/span>, to\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Dalton, Georgia<\/span>, and across the Blue Ridge Mountains regions, including Monteagle Mountain,\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Ocoee<\/span>, and Tellico. The firm is owned and operated by\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Byron Kelly<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Vanessa Mercer<\/span>, who collectively bring 35 years of real estate expertise to the company.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span class=\"xn-location\">Chattanooga<\/span>\u00a0sits at the crossroads of the Appalachian highlands and plains of the Deep South. The area has long attracted families seeking to build distinctive homes. From brow estates atop\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Lookout Mountain<\/span>\u00a0to Tennessee River mansions, the region&#8217;s luxury properties blend authenticity with tradition,&#8221; said\u00a0<span class=\"xn-person\">Philip White<\/span>, president and CEO, Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty. &#8220;We look forward to supporting the Horizon Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty team as we continue to expand our presence in\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Tennessee<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Building upon five decades of real estate leadership in\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Chattanooga<\/span>, Horizon Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty will deliver top-tier professionalism to property sales in\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Southeast Tennessee<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span class=\"xn-location\">Northwest Georgia<\/span>,&#8221; said Kelly. &#8220;Our commitment is that every client who partners with us will receive premier service. By partnering with Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty, we&#8217;re extending our local expertise to a global audience, leveraging the brand&#8217;s world-class marketing and unparalleled network to showcase our region&#8217;s most exceptional properties.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The company currently comprises 92 real estate agents, with plans for continued growth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/static-sir-corp-blog-production.gtsstatic.net\/blog-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/footer-books-generic.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"330402\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/footer-books-generic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/footer-books-generic.png\" data-orig-size=\"1024,171\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"footer-books-generic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/footer-books-generic.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-330402\" src=\"\/\/static-sir-corp-blog-production.gtsstatic.net\/blog-api\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/footer-books-generic-1024x171.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"955\" height=\"159\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty has announced that Realty Center of\u00a0Chattanooga\u00a0in\u00a0Tennessee\u00a0has joined the network and its two offices will now operate as Horizon Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty. This addition signifies the brand&#8217;s continued growth in\u00a0Tennessee\u00a0with six offices in the state. Horizon Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty, headquartered in\u00a0Chattanooga, will serve communities spanning from\u00a0Athens, Tennessee, to\u00a0Dalton, Georgia, and across the Blue [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232770368,"featured_media":343473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1395],"tags":[1497],"class_list":["post-411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brand-news","tag-tennessee"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Chatanooga.jpeg","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pf4gbL-6D","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":387,"url":"https:\/\/www.sothebysrealty.com\/extraordinary-living-blog\/significant-sales-2024-highlights\/","url_meta":{"origin":411,"position":0},"title":"Significant Sales: 2024 Highlights","author":"Procurement Admin","date":"January 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"From a US$74.25M sale in Palm Beach Florida, to a \u00a315.5M sale in London, England, here are ten of the top sales represented by the Sotheby\u2019s International Realty global network in 2024. 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