Southeast Commercial Development Update Q2 2007

    The first quarter of 2007 has been a busy one in the Commercial Development Department. At Lullwater at Saluda Pointe, our apartment development in the Columbia, South Carolina suburb of Lexington, we have opened the beautiful leasing office for business and the lease up process has begun in earnest. We expect our first residents to move…

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      Macon Multi-family Market Update Q1 2009

      The Bibb County apartment market continued to be active in 2008, albeit considerably slower than 2007.  The capital crunch caused lenders to adopt more stringent lending standards or stop completely making loans.  The loan to value dropped to 75-80% and actual NOI was used to arrive at the value.  The demand for apartment complexes, especially…

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        The Commercial Real Estate Lease Agreement

        Whether you have or have not rented commercial space, there are several things you need to know. One, there is no standard lease agreement for all commercial properties. Typically, office, retail, and industrial properties have different leases and while there are some similarities they are also vastly different. Two, a commercial lease is a binding…

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          Is Now A Good Time To Buy Commercial Real Estate?

          2008 is a great time to BUY Real Estate because some investors as well as some banks are overleveraged. Over the last few years many investors in the commercial real estate market are feeling the same payment problems as residential homeowners.  They have bought their commercial investments and because of the increase in interest rates,…

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