Water Desk: lakefront, lake view, lake access and riverfront, in plain words
Homes can all say "lake" in the listing and mean different things. This page sorts them by what the MLS records, shows who runs the water where a source has been checked, and lets you follow new ones.
Counts as of Oct 30, 5:57 AM EDT, active homes in our stored MLS mirror. Asking prices only.
Five kinds of water, as the MLS records them
Lakefront
The lot touches the water. Who owns the shoreline strip still varies, so a dock is not automatic.
Lake view
You can see water from the home. No water rights, no shoreline.
Lake or water access
Often a community ramp or shared dock. This list leaves out homes already counted as lakefront, so no home is counted twice here.
Riverfront
The feed has no separate frontage value for rivers, so this is the closest field. Some creek homes may be tagged River.
Creek and pond
A creek or a pond on or beside the lot. These are not lake homes, so no TVA or Corps rule is said here.
The numbers as a table
| Kind of water | Homes | Feed field |
|---|---|---|
| Lakefront | 268 | Frontage type: Lakefront |
| Lake view | 464 | View: Lake (includes seasonal) |
| Lake or water access | 232 | Lot feature: Lake/Water Access |
| Riverfront | 104 | Lot feature: River |
| Creek and pond | 553 | Lot feature: Creek or Pond |
Each count is homes the listing tags as that kind. A kind reads "Not tagged in this feed yet" when none of our stored homes carries a field it needs; it is never guessed. Open any kind to see the homes behind its number.
Who runs the lake
The agency that controls the water decides dock rules, shoreline limits and who you ask. A row is shown only once its source has been opened and dated.
The rules table for docks and shorelines is held for a broker or attorney read, so this page quotes no rule yet.
Docks
What the listing can show
- Dock listed as a feature: 224 homes
- Boat ramp: 0 homes
- Boat house: Not tagged in this feed yet
- Man-made lake: 34 homes
Newest water homes
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$479,000 · 3 bd · 3 ba · 2,135 sq ft
Listing courtesy of Realty Executives Associates
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$499,900 · 3 bd · 3 ba · 2,588 sq ft
Listing courtesy of Realty One Group Ascend
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$750,000 · 3 bd · 3 ba · 2,776 sq ft
Listing courtesy of Wallace
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$275,000 · 1 bd · 1 ba · 624 sq ft
Listing courtesy of The Dwight Price Group Realty Executives Associates
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$324,900 · 2 bd · 1 ba · 768 sq ft
Listing courtesy of The Real Estate Firm, Inc.
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$1,425,000 · 3 bd · 4 ba · 4,348 sq ft
Listing courtesy of Wallace
Water alerts
Pick one thing to follow and we email you when a matching home lists or changes price. It is the same shared subscription as every other alert on the site: one email, a confirm link first, and one click to stop. Asking prices only; each home shows its listing courtesy line.
Re-priced homes are always included. "Lake rule changes" waits for rows we can verify.
A lake name cannot be matched yet: the MLS has no lake-name field, so the area is a ZIP code.
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Listing data from East Tennessee REALTORS® via Spark (FlexMLS). Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. A home's page leaves the site when the MLS no longer lists it. Last updated: Oct 30, 5:57 AM EDT.
Presented by Shawn Wilmoth, United Real Estate Solutions — an East Tennessee REALTORS® Participant.