About Deborah Hillhobby - Knoxville, TN real estate agent
Deborah Hillhobby is a top real estate agent in Knoxville, TN with The Real Estate Firm, Inc.. They work with sellers and buyers and have closed at least 61 transactions over the past 12 months — 117 over the past two years. Deborah Hillhobby's experience includes first-time homebuyers, VA loans and military buyers, and new construction.
Deborah is the best realtor you could have. From start to finish she was there for me. I felt personally cared for. I had been in the market for a house for at least one year. I was referred to Deborah and was told I wouldn't be disappointed. HOW ACCURATE. Within 1 week, I was in the negotiation process with the seller. Deborah guided me to make the best decision and my offer was accepted. Throughout the 45 day close, Deborah was reaching out daily and helped me through the homebuying process. She is dedicated and will work with you. She made me feel like I was the only client and I received 100% of her attention. Even after we've closed, Deborah still checks in with me and makes sure all is good. I will only work with Deborah.
Amazing with answering all my questions as a first time buyer and I felt she made sure to take care of everything I needed. I absolutely enjoyed working with her.
Deborah did a fantastic job getting me and my wife in our first home. She communicated well with us through the whole process and is great at what she does. Don’t look any further, she will treat you right and knows how to negotiate on your behalf!
Deborah Hill-Hobby worked extensively with my wife and I to locate a house with definite qualities and features. She thoroughly understood what we were looking for and guided us to find the house most suited for our needs. She pointed up both the strengths and weaknesses of each house we viewed and did not lead us to spend time looking at houses which did not fit our criteria. We would highly recommend Deborah Hill-Hobby if you are looking for an energetic and sensitive agent who will help you narrow your search and is committed to get you what you desire even if it takes many attempts. I came to trust her judgement on what price a given house would sell for in this very competitive sellers market.
Deborah is fantastic! Knows the market and really understands the art of the deal. She is professional and personable and we couldn’t have asked for a better experience.
Deborah is phenomenal! We originally bought this house with Deborah as our agent and it went extremely smooth and had no issues. When we decided to sell, Deborah was our first call. She explained exactly how the process would go and assisted us along the way. There was some issues come close with the loan agent, and Deborah navigated through it perfectly. I highly recommend Deborah!
We loved working with Deborah so much after buying our first home in 2017 that we worked with her to sell our home this year when we moved out of town! She is so knowledgeable about the state of the housing market and very personable. She really does want to help you find your dream home!
The whole buying experience was so easy, thanks to Deborah, her staff, and the hard working network she has established over the years - even in a seller’s market. Nobody drops the ball when they are working with Deborah. She’s also an amazing person with an amazing family, and exceptional kids -that does not just happen by accident. Deborah helped us find a house and home that fit us perfectly. No excuses. Just hard work. We are so very grateful for Deborah!
Deborah has been great to work with buying and selling a home. She is very responsive, knowledgeable and direct. I appreciated her hustle in listing my home and found a good buyer within a week. I highly recommend her and her team. If you want a realtor that knows what they are doing and works to get a good deal for you, call Deborah Hill-Hobby.
Couldn’t have asked for a better realtor!! She supports you throughout the whole process and is always very responsive. Definitely recommend her to anyone!!
Deborah Hillhobby: Rankings and sales metrics (Knoxville, TN)
Recent closed sales
117
#47 in Knoxville
#432 statewide in TN
Recent sales volume
$43.39M
#104 in Knoxville
#872 statewide in TN
Awards and badges
2025Top AgentTennessee
2025Top AgentKnoxville, TN
Top producer
Recent sales metrics
A breakdown of performance metrics from verified closed transactions over the past two years. The local median shows typical results for agents in this market, so you can compare.
Metric
Deborah Hillhobby
Local median
Sale-to-list (sell sides)
98.0%
98.5%
Days on market (sell sides)
53
85
Sale-to-list (buy sides)
100.0%
99.0%
Days on market (buy sides)
61
86
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Deborah Hillhobby: Experience and specialties (all markets)
Client mix
43%
Home sellers
50 sales
57%
Home buyers
67 sales
Typical home sales price
$77.5K
Low
$330K
Typical
$2.5M
High
Count of recent sales by price range
A breakdown of this agent's closed sales over the past two years by price bracket, showing where most of their transactions fall.
Price range
Transaction countCount
Share of totalShare
≤$200K
13
11.0%
$200K–$300K
35
30.0%
$300K–$400K
35
30.0%
$400K–$500K
19
16.0%
$500K–$750K
13
11.0%
$750K–$1M
0
0.0%
$1M–$2M
1
1.0%
$2M+
1
1.0%
Count of recent sales by property type
A breakdown of this agent's closed sales over the past two years by property type, showing their experience with single-family homes, condos, townhouses, and more.
Property type
Transaction countCount
Share of totalShare
Single-family homes
110
94.0%
Multi-family homes
0
0.0%
Townhouses
0
0.0%
Condos
6
5.1%
Commercial
0
0.0%
Land
1
0.9%
Mobile homes
0
0.0%
Manufactured homes
0
0.0%
Count of recent sales by specialty
A breakdown of this agent's closed sales over the past two years by specialty, showing experience with transaction types that require specialized knowledge or serve specific groups.
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