Hudson Companies

What Hudson Companies does

Hudson Companies is a privately held, founder-controlled commercial real estate firm headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee, operating continuously since 1981. It conducts business through two legal entities — Hudson Commercial, LLC for brokerage and investments, and Hudson Companies, Inc. for property management — sharing common ownership under President/Owner Jimmy Hudson (Jim Hudson, III). The firm provides full-service commercial real estate brokerage across office, industrial, land, retail, investment, and multifamily property types, serving buyers, sellers, tenants, and landlords in the Chattanooga market and the surrounding tri-state region (Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama). Its investment brokerage group focuses on net lease cash-flow properties, 1031 tax-deferred exchanges, and creative equity exchanges, with national reach for net lease deal sourcing.

The company's go-to-market is a direct, sales-led model executed by a small senior team of brokers — Jimmy Hudson, Lee Harper (CCIM, Principal Broker/Partner), and Josh Fox (CCIM, SEC, Associate Broker) — supplemented by Colleen Fieser (Property Manager/Affiliate Broker). Revenue is generated through transaction-based brokerage commissions on sales and leasing deals and recurring property management fees on managed office, multi-family, warehousing, and shopping center assets. Marketing channels are limited to the company website (hudson-companies.com), organic property search/SEO, and periodic news updates; no paid advertising, social media, or formal content marketing programs are documented.

Technology plays a minimal role: the firm uses off-the-shelf property management software and a listing-search website, with no disclosed proprietary platform, AI/ML capabilities, or API/integration surface. Its competitive position rests on four decades of local market knowledge, long-standing client relationships (e.g., National Seating & Mobility, Blue Bell Creameries, Dollar General, Wells Fargo, Chattem, Honors Learning Center as a 20+ year tenant), CCIM/SEC-credentialed brokers, and embedded ownership/development activity such as The Terrace at Frazier at the firm's headquarters address. Hudson Companies has no external investors, no disclosed funding rounds, no acquisitions, and no parent company, operating as a bootstrapped, lifestyle/legacy regional brokerage.

Name

Hudson Companies

Legal name

Hudson Companies, Inc.

Website

https://hudson-companies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hudson Companies is a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based commercial real estate firm founded in 1981, offering brokerage, property management, and net lease investment services across the tri-state region through a small senior broker team serving buyers, sellers, tenants, landlords, and investors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage (Leasing & Sales) (FSAEAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Investment Sales Brokerage (BPAJABAI)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate brokerage
• Commercial property management
• Net lease investments
• Commercial sales and leasing
• 1031 exchange services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chattanooga

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Commercial Brokerage Commissions: Revenue generated from commercial real estate sales and leasing transactions. Brokers provide services for office, industrial, land, retail, investment, and multifamily properties.
2. Property Management Fees: Ongoing property management services for commercial properties including office spaces, multi-family, warehousing, and shopping centers.
3. Investment Brokerage Services: Investment real estate brokerage focusing on cash flow investment properties, 1031 tax deferred exchanges, financial and market analysis, and development opportunities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hudson Commercial, LLC provides full-service commercial real estate brokerage (sales, leasing, and site selection) for office, industrial, land, retail, investment, and multifamily properties, and its Investment Brokerage Group focuses on net lease cash flow properties and 1031 tax deferred exchanges. Hudson Companies, Inc. delivers hands-on commercial property management for office spaces, multi-family, warehousing, and shopping centers, leveraging a sophisticated property management software platform and an established network of service providers.

Product overview

Hudson Companies operates two primary business units: Hudson Commercial, LLC provides full-service commercial real estate brokerage including sales, leasing, and investment services across office, industrial, land, retail, and multifamily sectors, while Hudson Companies, Inc. handles property management. A key offering is Net Lease Investments, which focuses on cash flow investment properties with services including 1031 exchanges and creative equity exchanges. The company also features The Terrace at Frazier as a featured property listing combining residential and commercial space.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Real Estate Brokerage (Hudson Commercial, LLC) Full-service commercial real estate brokerage firm providing sales, leasing, site selection, and investment services for office, industrial, land, retail, and multifamily properties, serving buyers, sellers, tenants, and landlords in the Chattanooga market and tri-state region.
• Commercial Property Management (Hudson Companies, Inc.)

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CBRE Group: Largest global commercial real estate services firm. Comparable in product breadth (brokerage, property management, investment sales) but operates globally with institutional capital and proprietary technology platforms Hudson lacks.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm spanning brokerage, property management, and investment advisory. Provides overlapping services to Hudson but with much larger workforce, capital, and global platform.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global CRE services and investment management firm. Comparable in delivering brokerage, property management, and capital markets services to owners and occupiers, though at enterprise scale with significant technology infrastructure.
• Colliers International: Global commercial real estate services firm offering brokerage, property management, and investment advisory. Overlaps with Hudson's full-service CRE offering but at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Direct peers

• Marcus & Millichap: National investment sales brokerage focused on net-lease, multifamily, and commercial investment properties. Directly comparable to Hudson's investment brokerage arm, which also specializes in cash-flow net-lease and 1031 exchanges.
• KW Commercial: Keller Williams' commercial arm offering brokerage and investment services through regional franchises. Comparable to Hudson as a regional CRE brokerage serving owner/occupier clients with multi-product-line services.
• NAI Global: Global network of independent commercial real estate firms providing brokerage, property management, and investment services. Comparable to Hudson's full-service CRE + property management model for owner and occupier clients in regional markets.
• Berkshire Hathaway Commercial: Commercial real estate brokerage network affiliated with Berkshire Hathaway. Comparable as a regional/small-market CRE brokerage competing for the same owner/tenant relationships Hudson serves.
• SVN International: Commercial real estate franchise with a strong investment sales and net-lease focus. Comparable to Hudson's investment brokerage and multi-property-type brokerage offering across smaller/secondary markets.

Emerging players

• Compass Commercial: Tech-enabled residential and commercial real estate brokerage expanding into commercial sectors with proprietary technology. Comparable as an emerging competitor that could disrupt traditional brokerages like Hudson with digital workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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