The office was busy recording 290 Warranty Deeds and 379 Trust Deeds during the first week of October. Warranty Deeds had a total over $121 million; 14 of those were properties valued at more than a million dollars including three commercial properties.

Nick McBride

The most valuable transaction was for a small apartment complex on Tazewell Pike in the Fountain City area. Eduardo Bertoli sold the Briarwood Apartments at 3305 Tazewell Pike to Marlow Briarwood LLC for $4.6 million.

Another multi-family dwelling was among the high value properties. This one includes a triangular parking lot and sits on the corner of W Magnolia Ave and W Depot. The Whist Court Apartment building located at 417 W Depot Ave. was sold by Depot Properties Inc to Triangular J Ventures LLC for $1.8 million.

Whist Court Apartments, Depot Street at Magnolia, sold for $1.8 million

DCB Capital LLC is the new owner of 13 homes in East Knoxville, most on East Fifth but all in the same neighborhood. DCB purchased the properties from a private trust for $1.97 million.

A property in Farragut has changed hands for the second time in two months. Lemonade MM Knoxville Farragut LLC purchased the former BB&T Bank building at 11140 Kingston Pike in July. Last week, Lemonade MM Knoxville Farragut LLC sold the building to Home Service Corporation for $1.9 million.

Former BB&T Bank on Kingston Pike sold for $1.9 million

The 379 Trust Deeds had a total over $169 million with three lenders funding jumbo loans last week. Greystone Servicing Company LLC lent $24.7 million, Walker & Dunlop LLC funded $18.85 million, and Arbor Agency Lending LLC lent $18.4 million. The other lenders with million-dollar loans were:

I’ll say it again this week, the three-year comparison below still looks good, despite the rising interest rates.

Don’t forget, our office has developed a FREE Property Fraud Alert Program. Find out more about the program and register on our website: https://knoxcounty.org/register/

If you’re in need of a speaker for a luncheon, dinner, or community event, I have good information which I am happy to share with your group. Give me a call at the office, 865-215-2330, to discuss dates and times.

Good luck to our VOLS this weekend. The staff and I will be decked out in orange. GO VOLS!

Nick McBride is register of deeds for Knox County.