{"id":1004176262,"date":"2017-06-09T01:52:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T09:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004176262"},"modified":"2025-02-26T02:51:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T10:51:38","slug":"knoxville-gives-the-old-college-try","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/knoxville-gives-the-old-college-try\/","title":{"rendered":"Knoxville Gives It the Old College Try"},"content":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Alex Girda<\/p>\n

\"Knoxville

Knoxville rent evolution, click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

Knoxville is a small metro slowly feeling the winds of change. Rent growth has kept pace with the national average. The availability of affordable housing and favorable business costs make the area a fertile environment for new ventures. Home to the University of Tennessee, one of six sun- and land-grant universities in the nation, the market benefits from a steady stream of qualified professionals in some of the most promising job sectors.<\/p>\n

Knoxville\u2019s economy benefited from gains in the government, leisure and hospitality, and education and health services sectors. The job market performed slightly below the national rate through 2016, with net losses in construction and trade, as well as transportation and utilities. However, upcoming developments in manufacturing, such as gunmaker SCCY\u2019s announced move to nearby Maryville are pointing toward more economic growth in 2017.<\/p>\n

Knoxville\u2019s continued improvement has pushed investment sales to a new cycle high. Developers added few units to the city\u2019s housing stock during the cycle\u2019s second half, maintaining 95 percent occupancy. Thanks to that short-term slowdown, we expect rents to continue to grow modestly.<\/p>\n

Read the full Yardi Matrix report.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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