About Realty Executives

Realty Executives Associates was founded on Novemeber 1, 1977 when R. Vance Burkey brought the first 100% commission model to Knoxville and has since cemented its position as the #1 firm in our market for four decades. Establishing ourselves as the best residential firm in East Tennessee, we’ve grown to over 850 agents, 15 offices, and 55 employees.