Erwin
Erwin, TN · Real Estate
donfenley.com
Commercial Real Estate – The Big Picture in Plain English
The Tri-Cities and Knoxville commercial market is in better shape than most of the country. The two things to keep an eye on: Kingsport-Bristol’s retail sector, where something significant appears to have closed and nobody has moved in yet; and Knoxville’s apartment market, where builders got ahead of demand and landlords are now feeling the squeeze. Everything else – industrial space, offices, and retail outside of KB – is holding up well or outright thriving. If you’re a business owner, investor or commercial tenant in this region, you’re operating in a fundamentally tighter, more landlord-friendly market than the national headlines would suggest.
kingsportspirit.com
Move to Kingsport: Grounded Growth
Sullivan County Mayor-Elect Zane Vanover coined the term “grounded growth” in his campaign. To my knowledge, he didn’t specify exactly what that meant, but I think I have an idea. The April 2026 Move to Kingsport numbers show a program that has cooled from its post-pandemic peak,...
donfenley.com
It’s a Seller’s Market with Divergent Dynamics
Every submarket in the nine-county Tri-Cities region remains a seller’s market, but that uniform designation masks a widening split between markets where sellers hold the leverage and those where conditions are loosening. Most markets have two to three months of inventory while the time on market ranges from four...
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Burlington Mill project tax incentive approved, could see first new apartments by 2028
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A massive residential and retail project at the former Burlington Mill property took a major step forward Thursday as leaders approved an agreement that could net the project’s developer more than $21 million in tax incentives. In turn, developer Excimia committed to more...
WJHL
Burlington Mill project tax incentive approved, could see first new apartments by 2028
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A massive residential and retail project at the former Burlington Mill property took a major step forward Thursday as leaders approved an agreement that could net the project’s developer more than $21 million in tax incentives. In turn, developer Excimia committed to more than $30 million of public infrastructure improvements […]
theappalachianonline.com
Residents of local ‘Hippie Hill’ apartments receive fee increases, payouts to end leases
Editor’s note: Full anonymity has been granted to residents quoted in this story to protect their identities. Residents at Campus Hill Apartments, known as Hippie Hill on King Street, came home March 20 to notices from new owners about closed amenities, increased parking fees and a new requirement of rental insurance, not previously in their lease. The next day, eviction notices began to roll in.
WJHL
Holston Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on 33rd Bristol home
BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) — Holston Habitat for Humanity celebrated the ground-breaking of its 33rd home in Bristol, Tennessee, on Friday. The walls on future homeowner Ryk Frazier’s home will be raised in about ten days, according to Laura Kelly, Holston Habitat for Humanity executive director. “Only about a month ago, we began grading, and over […]