George Real Estate Group Radio Broadcast
The George Real Estate Group Radio Broadcast has been a beacon of reliable and positive news about the local and national real estate market since 2011, with over 1600 live radio shows to their credit. Listeners can tune in each week to learn about the most important facts and information they need to make sound decisions about their real estate goals.
With a proven track record of selling over 1,500 properties and serving over 1,500 families throughout Western North Carolina, the George Real Estate Group has the expertise and experience to help buyers and sellers achieve their goals. Based in Flat Rock, North Carolina, near Hendersonville in Henderson County, they are ideally situated to serve clients across the region.
Interested parties can find out more about the George Real Estate Group by visiting their website at www.RealEstateByGreg.com. Alternatively, they can call the team at (828) 393-0134 or visit their office at 2720 Greenville Hwy Flat Rock North Carolina to speak to a real estate professional in person.
Listeners can tune in to the George Real Estate Group's live radio shows each week to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the real estate market. The show airs every Monday at 9:05 AM on WTZQ 95.3FM since 2015, or stream online at www.WTZQ.com. Additionally, the show airs every Thursday at 10:05 AM on WHKP 107.7FM since 2011, or stream online at www.WHKP.com.
Furthermore, the George Real Estate Group proudly sponsors the WHKP Hometown Hero series every Friday morning at 8:45 AM since 2018, highlighting local heroes and community members who make a difference in the lives of those around them.
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Overall, the George Real Estate Group is a trusted resource for anyone looking to buy, sell, or invest in real estate in Western North Carolina. With their wealth of experience and commitment to providing the highest quality service to their clients, they are a valuable asset to the community.
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Coaching Beyond the Court: The Journey of a High School Basketball Coach
When Coach Stephen Rogers stepped onto the Hendersonville High School basketball court three years ago to lead the Lady Bearcats, he brought more than just X's and O's. He carried forward a legacy that began in Brevard watching his father coach college basketball through the 80s and 90s – though surprisingly, coaching wasn't his initial plan.
"I was kind of nervous and didn't really trust myself with basketball skills," Coach Rogers admits with refreshing honesty. That candor perfectly reflects the approach that transformed the Lady Bearcat program into a powerhouse this season. After starting "a little rocky," the team's three senior leaders organized a players-only meeting that sparked an incredible 13-game winning streak and the program's deepest playoff run in nearly two decades.
What makes Coach Rogers special isn't just the tactical adjustments or the impressive 22-win season – it's his ability to build character alongside basketball skills. The team particularly loved winning road games in hostile environments, facing packed gymnasiums at basketball strongholds like Shelby before eventually falling to state finalist North Wilkes. Beyond the scoreboard, he teaches life lessons that resonate far beyond high school: "You hold your head high and be proud, but remember you're under a microscope, so do the right thing." With a nearly undefeated JV team ready to move up and young talent already contributing at the varsity level, the future of Lady Bearcat basketball shines brightly under his guidance. As he reminds his players before every game on his whiteboard: "All else, have fun, enjoy yourselves, and smile – that's what matters."
Want to hear more inspiring stories from community leaders making a difference? Tune in every Friday at 8:45 AM for the George Real Estate Group's Hometown Hero Series on WHKP.
The George Real Estate Group radio broadcast is celebrating 10 years on WHKP. The George Real Estate Group is celebrating 10 years on the radio live every Thursday morning at 10.05 on WHKP 107.7 FM and AM 1450 and streaming online at WHkpcom. Each Friday morning at 845,. The George Real Estate Group presents the Hometown Hero Award to someone in our community who goes above and beyond to make our hometown a better place to live. Here's this week's Hometown Hero Show, 845 on Friday morning. It's our George Real Estate Group Hometown Hero Series every Friday morning and Noah joins us for that. I'm so glad he does and we just wouldn't miss it, would we, sir?
Speaker 2:Happy Friday. I mean, this is my favorite part of the week, the.
Speaker 1:Hometown Hero Series. I agree, I totally agree how you been Good.
Speaker 2:Are you?
Speaker 1:basketballed out yet? No, not yet totally agree.
Speaker 2:How you been good. Are you uh basketballed out yet? No, not yet. I mean, this is my favorite. Also my favorite time of year, uh, between, uh, the ncaa tournament, of course, the masters as well, coming up in in april. So that's right, it's a.
Speaker 1:It's a great time for sports it really is a great time for everything the, the rebirth of spring, and you know, we've kind of all looked at, uh, stumps and limbs and mud and stuff for a long time now and we're about to get some of that covered up with greenery and blossoms, and I'm well. Those cherry blossoms are out right now exactly, and it is beautiful and and you know what it's.
Speaker 2:Also, in regards to real estate, this is when real estate's picking up. I mean, by the way, january and february we're. We have a 6% increase in the number of homes sold this January and February compared to last January and February in Henderson County, before the storm. Before the storm, isn't that?
Speaker 3:fascinating, it is.
Speaker 2:And so we are continuing to see strong demand. It's not what it was, obviously, three years ago you know, in 2021, 2022, but it's still healthy. I mean we're averaging some 124 single family homes a month selling, and that's not even including condos, townhomes and land and, by the way, our average single family home price in Henderson County is still hovering around $550,000. So still strong appreciation. The home prices are holding, inventory levels are low. Demand is still healthy. I mean we've had this demand for the last two years and so it's a great time. And we know real estate happens around life. It could be a really positive reason why someone's buying or selling. It could be a challenging reason but regardless, the market's the market, the interest rates are the interest rates. But at the George Real Estate Group we're here to help our clients navigate through the buying and selling process.
Speaker 1:And you guys are in Flat Rock, North Carolina, but you are everywhere.
Speaker 2:We are All of Western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina. We have over 20 agents. We do again South and North Carolina and again grateful to serve the community through real estate.
Speaker 1:Thank you so much, Noah. We appreciate you serving us and presenting our Hometown Hero series every week. Coach Stevengers is in the house. Good morning coach good morning.
Speaker 3:How are you guys this morning?
Speaker 1:we're fantastic, sir, and we really appreciate you coming out today. Uh coach, is the uh the coach of the hendersonville high school jv lady bearcat, and varsity coach?
Speaker 3:yes and varsity coach um I and varsity coach Um I. My assistant coach uh, she's uh Tiffany Lemons. She is my JV coach. And so she graduated, uh, in class of 1990. So we're all in the family.
Speaker 2:That's awesome. How long now you, how long have you been the coach in Henderson, Hendersonville?
Speaker 3:high? Um at the high school with the varsity girls. This is my third. This is my third season with them. Um've been coaching for about 14 years everything.
Speaker 2:That's amazing.
Speaker 3:Yeah, so it's been a while.
Speaker 2:Well, and you were sharing before we got on the air. Let's back up. Where are you from originally?
Speaker 3:Originally I'm from Brevard. I grew up in Brevard, lived there all my life. My father coached at Brevard College through the 80s and 90s Basketball. Basketball yes, lived there all my life. My father coached at Brevard College through the 80s and 90s Basketball, basketball, yes. So then that kind of sparked me, and so then I just went from there.
Speaker 3:When you decided to get into teaching. Was coaching always part of that dream for you? Actually, it was not, because I really didn't know if I wanted to, because growing up I was like, yeah, you know, I kind of like this. But then I was kind of, you know, a little bit I'll be honest a little bit nervous and didn't really know and didn't really trust myself with basketball skills and stuff like that. But then I was like, you know, I sat back and I was like, hey, you know I can do this. And so then it just started.
Speaker 3:I started at the middle school at Hendersonville Middle. Actually, believe it or not started out in volleyball Nice, assisting at volleyball and then started assisting with the basketball boys' basketball and then a year later ended up coaching both the boys and the girls at the middle school At the middle school. So that was fun and then transferred on down to. I went on to the high school where, um, I learned a lot from coach featherstone marvin featherstone, who's still at the at the high school with the varsity boys nice his assistant for about five years.
Speaker 2:I was sitting back, wow yeah, five years time flies, yeah, so, yeah. So your your program. I mean you've been part of it. By the way, I bet a lot of those students you had in middle school, I mean you've seen them through.
Speaker 3:Absolutely. That is a very self-fulfilling prophecy. I guess seeing the kids grow from middle school to high school and then graduate and then some of them go on to college level and then it's really awesome to see it's a great feeling and great I'm sure it is.
Speaker 1:Uh, it has to be rewarding. Well, tell us about this season this season.
Speaker 3:Yes, well, this season, um, we started out a little rocky but then, um, I tell you, I have, uh, three seniors. Um, they kind of all got together with a very young team and they got together and they said we need to get some things fixed. So they kind of had a meeting amongst themselves and the girls bought in and we understood our roles. This year, on basketball, you've got a lot of different positions not necessarily a score to a rebounder, to going to make the inbounds pass, do the little things. The girls bought into that and we went on a 14 game, 13 game win streak. That's something to be. That's significant. Yes, if anything with basketball, it's really great for your psyche. You're walking into a gym. It doesn't matter if you're at home or if you're away playing somewhere else but this year's team they really enjoyed going to other people's houses and taking the win from them. Yes, we thrived on that. It's nothing that we did not like about playing at home in front of Bearcats.
Speaker 2:But it was really rewarding to take a win at someone else's home court.
Speaker 1:You said that very eloquently. Yes, I'm not trying to be mean about that.
Speaker 3:And I will say this year, you know, our first round of the state playoffs. We went down to well. It was a home game and it was great playing at home first-round state playoffs, which normally doesn't happen very often. Normally we have to travel, but this year we were. We finished second in our conference, so that gave us enough to host a home game.
Speaker 3:But then we won that game and we then had to go down to Shelby and in the world of people living around here they know Shelby is a football school, but they are also a basketball school and it's a whole different world. The fan base is huge in Shelby. So, girls walked into a packed gym. Wow Tough environment.
Speaker 3:Yeah, it was a very tough environment but we prevailed from my underclassmen to, like I said, the seniors stepped up for me. But, yeah, that was a great win. And then we went on to North Wilkes, which is I don't know if a lot of people know where that is Well, Wilkesboro no. Yep, it's north of Wilkesboro and you're not very far from the Virginia line, really.
Speaker 1:Wow.
Speaker 3:So it's out there. It was about a three-hour and 45-minute bus ride, oh wow. Oh my, but they were a great team. They ended up playing in the state championship game.
Speaker 1:The team that you lost to.
Speaker 3:Yeah, the one that we lost to. Yeah, they actually went on. Yes, what an experience.
Speaker 2:It was. Is this the deepest? Your team has gone into the playoffs.
Speaker 3:It is for a while I'm looking back. I'm really sorry I had to look back and had some help from folks in town or at the school. Actually, let's see, I was trying to don't quote me on these dates, but I think this was the furthest since I'm looking back. I think it was since 05.
Speaker 2:Wow, 20 years.
Speaker 3:Yeah, that's significant, that is yeah since they've gone that deep and this was our. You know we've had this 20, we had 22 wins this year. That's awesome, but Mike Norman, was the coach before and he well. There were several in between, but he had great success back with the girls when he was there.
Speaker 2:That's wild.
Speaker 3:Yeah, so it's interesting and I think Hendersonville High School they do a great job of keeping up with the stats and some of the things from the past and, and I think that's important, um yeah you know a lot of these kids maybe not not right now, when they're juniors and seniors and stuff like that but it's neat for them to go back and say you know, hey I was part of that I was part of that absolutely, absolutely so.
Speaker 1:Because, uh, noah, and I work here with our friend Tippy Cresswell and, as you know, tippy was part of that 1972 state championship team at Hendersonville High. Hendersonville High has basketball running through its veins, but you're talking about keeping stats and so forth. It wasn't done back in the day. When we asked Tippy about things like this, noah, he just says you know it's not.
Speaker 3:Yeah, it was just a lot of times. It was what you remembered and then what was carried on. But our alumni society at the high school is doing a great job. They have their alumni room and they go through and try to do their best with that. That's amazing. Any particular moments that stand out for you this season. They have their alumni room and they go through and try to do their best with that. That's amazing.
Speaker 2:Yeah, any particular moments that stand out for you this season.
Speaker 3:You know I will say the not trying to build up anything, but I think it kind of clicked for the girls this year, for us, when we played.
Speaker 2:West.
Speaker 3:Henderson High School at West and we were able to get a win. Wow, that was a big deal. That was big for our girls.
Speaker 2:This year played West Henderson High School at West and we were able to get a win.
Speaker 3:Wow, that was a big deal, that was big for our girls this year we had not won at West in a long, long, long time and, like I said, going back to your psyche and just mentally preparing for the games and stuff like that, it was nice getting that win. That's awesome, that it it was. It was nice getting that win, that's awesome and um but uh. But you know I I've always told the girls the last little thing I always tell them on the little white board that I have is I give them little pointers what to look for, what to do, and then all else have fun, enjoy yourselves and smile that's what matters.
Speaker 2:yeah, it is give. It is Give it your best, have fun.
Speaker 1:Yes, so you talked about earlier you mentioned about you know the self-confidence to say I can do this right, I can do this. Well, I'm sure you have a special place in your heart for teaching that to these kids. I can do this.
Speaker 3:You can do this. Yes, exactly, um you know I, I guess, um, you know one of the things that I I try not only to teach the girls basketball, but also try to teach them uh, things in life and um and how much during, especially during basketball season, with the success we've had.
Speaker 3:Um, you know, lots of people will see you out in the community. Lots of people will will know when we walk into a gym, um and um, you hold your head high and you'd be proud of that. And um, but you also. That means that you, um, you're under a microscope, so you got to do the right thing. And um, I know they, they are if any of them are listening, now they're going.
Speaker 1:Oh God, coach Rogers said do the right thing.
Speaker 3:Um, oh God. Coach Rogers said do the right thing, it matters it, does it does. It's all about how you carry yourself, and we are bear cats. So yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1:Well, quickly, we've got about two minutes left. What's the future? Tell us about next season.
Speaker 3:The future is bright for us. We have, like I said earlier I'm graduating three seniors. I've got two juniors that are going to be stepping into the role of leadership as my seniors for next year, and then pretty much so from there. I'm a young team, so I'm excited for that. Cool.
Speaker 2:And you had a really strong JV team.
Speaker 3:Yes, yes, my JV team this year, coach Lemon. Yes, my JV team this year. Uh, coach lemon, she. Um, they only lost one game this year and you know they are. They will only play with maybe uh five to six girls throughout the season, so, um, they don't get a lot of subbing, um, so the girls play and that's all the time. Yeah, and that's not because I don't want to have more girls on the team, it's just, you know, I got to get the word out and say hey come try out for basketball.
Speaker 3:But this year, like I say we were a JV team was a young team too. It was a lot of freshmen and sophomores. But that's going to feed into the varsity program it does. You're building again the legacy there.
Speaker 1:Exactly.
Speaker 3:And you know one of the legacy there Exactly. And you know, one of the things I tried this year I'll be real quick about it I brought back a player that I had on the team last year or in the 2024 season and she graduated, and that was helpful, just so that she could maybe talk to the girls and just be. They could look to her for leadership.
Speaker 2:That's awesome and, for perspective, that's amazing. Noah's got a certificate for you here.
Speaker 3:we'd like for you to have Thank you so much Awesome.
Speaker 1:And some certificates to area restaurants and so forth.
Speaker 2:Yeah, and some local gift certificates there, but we're so thankful for what you do in the community, thankful how you lead your teams and again, it's, it's, you're, it's not just I mean, it's not basketball's the vehicle, but you're having lifelong impact on these kids.
Speaker 3:Well, and and that's one of the things that I I didn't really realize it until you sit down and you think back. But, um, but yes it is it is great. I enjoy these kids and we learn something new every day.
Speaker 1:That's my motto Thank you. Thank you so much for coming over today.
Speaker 3:Thank you, guys.
Speaker 1:Noah, we've got about 15 seconds. Remind us who we are.
Speaker 2:Again so grateful to be here sponsoring the Hometown Heroes series of George Rills' group. Have a wonderful day, have a wonderful Friday and we'll see you next week.
Speaker 1:Join us next Friday morning. Micah Chrisman from Manor Food Bank will be here on WHKP.
Speaker 2:Life has a way of throwing us into deep waters when we least expect it. Dr Robin Hanley-Defoe knows this firsthand. One winter day, her car skidded on ice and plunged into a freezing river, trapped in sinking darkness. She had seconds to act. But instead of panicking, she reminded herself I can do hard things. She stayed calm, found a way out and survived. At the George Real Estate Group, we know that buying or selling a home can feel like that moment Overwhelming, uncertain, maybe even a little scary. But here's the thing you can do hard things and you don't have to do them alone. With decades of experience, we're here to guide you every step of the way, turning challenges into opportunities. So if you're thinking about making a move, let's do it together. Call the George Real Estate Group today, because when it comes to your future, you're stronger than you think.
Speaker 1:The George Real Estate Group is located in Flat Rock, north Carolina, near Hendersonville in Henderson County. You can find them online at realestatebygregcom. The George Real Estate Group can be reached at 828-393-0134 or stop by their office at 2720 Greenville Highway, flat Rock, north Carolina. Tune in live each week on Thursdays at 10.05 am on WHKP 107.7 FM and 14.50 am, or stream online at WHKPcom or download these podcasts wherever you get your podcasts. These podcasts wherever you get your podcasts. The George Real Estate Group brings you the WHKP Hometown Hero Series every Friday morning at 845.