Fickling & Company Realtors

The National Multi-family Market was stronger in 2006 than it has been in the past few years. Owners were able to increase rates while decreasing the amount of concessions given to new tenants. Occupancy rates in many markets, increased as the supply of apartments were constrained due to the conversion of apartments into condominiums. Also,…

A 1031 Tax Exchange allows you to defer taxes on the sale of a property.  It will allow you to have more money to invest in another real estate transaction.  You are actually using the money from the sale toward a purchase instead of paying it to the government in taxes.  This relates to a…

With nearly $18 million dollars worth of commercial building permits for the first quarter of 2008, Houston County keeps growing.  Highlights include the new Publix shopping center on the Perry Parkway and a new hotel on Fairview Drive in Perry. After more than a decade of planning the I-75 Frontage Road connecting Watson Boulevard and…

Spring is on the way — you can feel it in the air. And like the coming of spring you can feel the underlying buzz of activity and excitement in Peach County.  We are currently working with several business owners who are focused on the Byron/Fort Valley area. They are intrigued by the Fort Valley…

Baldwin County, Milledgeville GCSU opened 150,000 sq ft Library and Information Center GCSU opened another 300+ beds in a new residence hall to keep up with enrollment Barberitos and Velvet Elvis Restaurants opened downtown Pizza Hut, Wing Street, Long Johns Silver’s and A&W Rootbeer will open in December International House of Pancackes opened at the Super…

When you get ready to sell your property, there are a number of things to consider before listing.  Who will market the property, how much to sell for, how and where to market the property, just to consider a few.  Selling a property is a time consuming and tedious project therefore, consider the following questions before…

In the twenty-seven some odd years I have been in the commercial real estate business, I have been asked quite frequently how we, in our profession, value property.  Things like “How do you value a piece of commercial property?”, “What do you think my property is worth?”, “How do I go about purchasing commercial property?”,…

The Macon, Georgia downtown and suburban office real estate markets remained stable in 2007. According to Fickling & Company’s recent survey, including a comparison of almost 1,000,000 square feet of office space in Bibb County, the 2007 suburban office market remained virtually unchanged. The suburban market maintained approximately 80% occupancy which is a slight decrease…