Real Estate Investment and Aqusition 2007 Forecast

    As I wrote in my previous article, 2006 was the year of the private investor.  Will 2007 be another year for the private investor?  Equity funds and institutions have recently surpassed investments from private investors.  This trend is unlikely to slow anytime soon since pension funds still report a great deal of pent-up investment demand.  But…

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      Industrial Property Market in Macon Q2 2007

      There were no significant changes relating to the industrial real estate inventory during the first quarter of 2007.  The vacancies in the market remain stable at about 4,000,000 square feet with a 75% occupancy rate.  Again, this vacancy was mainly attributed to large blocks of industrial space such as the 2,000,000 square foot Brown &…

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        Pricing Your Home To Sell

        So you’ve decided to put your house on the market? You must separate yourself from sentimental feelings and price it so that more buyers see it — and notice it. Here’s how. You’re selling your home. Here’s the big question: Should you set the price high, expecting buyers will bargain you down eventually? Or should…

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          Hospitality Real Estate Forecast 2008

          Change is coming, but the Hospitality Lodging Industry’s immediate future still looks bright. Lodging Outlook for 2008 Stressing that they foresee no recession in the immediate future, analysts at PFK Hospitality Research have taken a swing at what such a trough would look like, should the views of the industry pessimists prove correct. At first…

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            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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