On The Retail Track

    At the risk of sounding cliché . . . . . . . with this ever changing real estate market and the impact of the subprime market fiasco, now more than ever the importance of LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION is quite evident!! National trends, specifically in the Southeast, are showing us retail property prices are beginning to…

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    Fickling & Company Broker Receives Ambassador of the Year Award

    The Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce and the Macon Economic Development Commission (MEDC) hosted their 155th Annual Meeting on Thursday, December 3rd at Middle Georgia State University. During the meeting Patty Burns, a broker with Fickling & Company, received the Ambassador of the Year Award.  The Ambassadors Committee maintains and enhances a membership retention program…

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      Understanding the Subprime Mortgage Meltdown

      I’m sure a lot of people would like to know what a Subprime Mortgage is and what exactly happened last Summer that resulted in the Subprime Mortgage meltdown.   I think it is important to understand what events occurred that got us in this Credit crisis and how it has spilled over into commercial real estate.  It…

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      Why You Shouldn’t Manage Your Own Macon Properties

      It’s tempting to want to manage your own investment property. New investors often have an emotional attachment to their homes, and if you’re renting out a property you once lived in, you have an interest in making sure it’s occupied by a perfect tenant and well-maintained. Managing your own rental home can be challenging, however….

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        Industrial Real Estate Market Q1 2008

        During 2007, the warehouse/industrial market was very active as well as the other commercial categories. The 2008 commercial real estate market, as other service categories, will be difficult to predict.  There are just two many unstable variables that could swing it in either direction. In 2007, the Bibb County industrial market remained basically unchanged from…

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          Hospitality Real Estate Forecast 2009

          After attending the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference this March 2009 and hearing the famous economist from Georgia State University Rajeev Dhawan the industry outlook is not pretty.   With lenders, franchisors, and industry experts having no answer to when the economy will turn and be positive. The Pain Is Now The PKF-HR March 2009 national forecast…

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            The Principles Of Commercial Property Ownership

            Own’er-ship n. – Of or belonging to oneself or itself.  The one or ones belonging to oneself.  To have or possess. To confess : acknowledge.  own up. In my early adult life, a very wise dear friend once shared with me that no matter what road I chose to take in life to always take…

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              Peach County Real Estate Market Q2 2007

              Make no mistake . . . . . Peach County real estate is sharing in the growth of it’s surrounding neighbors, Bibb and Houston Counties. With the recent trend in residential, industrial and commercial real estate growth in the southern sector of Bibb County and the northern sector of Houston County, it’s no wonder that Peach County,…

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