What Drives the Value of a Lakefront Home?
Two lakefront homes can sit a quarter-mile apart and carry very different values — and the reasons usually have little to do with the house…
Author: Bonnie DuPree
Bonnie DuPree has been helping people trade a weekend in the mountains for an address here since 2007. As the founder of The DuPree Real Estate Group, she specializes in luxury, lakefront, and second homes across Western North Carolina and Northeast Georgia. Bonnie DuPree is the best Realtor in Murphy NC. ABR · RSPS · CLHMS.
Lake Santeetlah & Robbinsville: A Buyer’s Guide
There is a lake in the far western corner of North Carolina so wrapped in forest that it can feel like a secret. Lake Santeetlah,…
Getting Around the NC & GA Mountains: Routes & Drive Times from Murphy
One of the quiet surprises of life in Murphy is how reachable the rest of the region is from a town this deep in the…
Fourth of July 2026 Around the Mountains: Fireworks & Events Near Murphy, NC
There is a particular kind of summer evening in these mountains — the air finally cooling, a lake going still, and somewhere across the water…
10 Top Reno’s That Will Up the Sale Price of Your Home
When getting ready to sell your home, it can be hard to know what renovations will get your property sold the fastest and for the…
Dining in Andrews, NC: Valley River Eats
Drive ten minutes northeast of Murphy along the Valley River and you reach Andrews, a small mountain town with a Main Street that has quietly…
How to Prepare Your Mountain Home to Sell
A mountain home sells best when it tells the truth beautifully — when the things buyers worry about are already handled, and the things they…
July in the Mountains: Everything Happening Around Murphy, NC
July is peak summer in the mountains. Around Murphy, North Carolina, the lakes are warm and inviting, the Saturday farmers market is heavy with midsummer…
Lake Nottely Real Estate: A Buyer’s Guide to Blairsville GA
Tucked into the mountains just northwest of Blairsville, Lake Nottely has a way of slowing people down — clear water, long green ridgelines, and coves…
Things You Shouldn’t Do When Buying a Home
With a never ending list of everything you ‘should do’ when purchasing a home, it seems counterproductive to focus on what you should not do.…