Fickling & Company Realtors

It appears the Federal Reserve is finally done with its interest rate hikes in the wake of mixed economic signals on inflation and housing.  Besides rising energy prices, inflation has been tamed for the time being.  Employment statistics still look good, but wage increases for most workers have been almost non-existent.  The Ten Year U.S….

In 2008, the average occupancy for Central Georgia was 89.5%, a 1% improvement over the prior year’s results.  The markets experiencing the greatest increase in 2008 over 2007 were East Macon at 5%, Milledgeville at 5.5% and Warner Robins at 2%. The markets experiencing the greatest year-over-year downturn were Downtown Macon at 3% and North…

2008 in Warner Robins and Houston County was an interesting year.  Warner Robins was singled out and named “The Best Place to Raise a Family in Georgia” by Business Week Magazine.  Shortly thereafter the announcement came that Warner Robins was chosen as the Southeastern Headquarters for the National Little League Association.  Houston County Board of…

Fickling & Company’s Multi-Family Division has had an extraordinary year. Our apartment portfolio has doubled in size, and revenues are up by 55% over last year’s operating results. The Fourth Quarter has been particularly successful for the Fickling properties.  We have consistently outperformed the market, with occupancies averaging 95% or greater.  Market rents have also…

On March 24, 2008 the National Association of Realtors announced that existing home sales in February rose 2.9% over January sales.  This ended a seven month string of steady declines and was the first sign that the real estate market might be showing signs of recovery.  February 2008 sales were still 23.8% below February 2007…