Warehouse/industrial Market activity slowed in the 4th quarter of 2008, however the year ended with stabilized occupancy at 73%, basically unchanged from 2007. Occupancy in 2009 is expected to decrease. The construction industry is cutting back on occupied space as the cautious business climate and lack of financing continue to exert a negative influence in…
8 Essential House Hunting Tips for Home Buyers Consider your finances before you start your search. You don’t want to fall in love with a home you can’t afford, so determine how much you can spend on your home. Think about the various types of properties you’re most interested in and list all home amenities…
Decorating a home for the holidays takes on a new meaning once a person learns that family members are planning to visit. No one enjoys finding themselves scrambling, at the last minute, to come up with decoration ideas. As a guest’s arrival date gets closer decorating the entire house becomes less of an option. What do you do…
In this article we will discuss the National Market for 2006 and 2007. The condition of the housing sector has a direct impact on the condition of the multi-family market. As predicted, the housing sector slowed in 2006 after setting records for each year from 2000 to 2005. The Commerce Department estimated that October’s new home…
Macon is a beautiful city with endless opportunities of things to do. Whether you are an active outdoors man, a stay-at-home type, or a night life seeker you will be sure to find something in or around town that best suits your interests! If you are looking to move to Macon and are not sure…
New Year’s resolution – noun: a promise to do something differently in the new year Dennis Buttimer, M.Ed., CEAP, RYT, a facilitator at Thomas F. Chapman FamilyCancer Wellness at Piedmont says, “The New Year offers a blank slate — anopportunity to get things right. When we set New Year’s resolutions, we are utilizinga very important…
“Give an inch take a mile… I wouldn’t touch it with a ten foot pole… a miss is as good as a mile… he won’t budge an inch.” There are all kinds of metaphors for measurements and some are really confusing. Well, commercial office space measurement can be just as confusing. What I will try…
Are you an accidental landlord? If you have inherited a home from a relative or you moved out of your home into a different home and you want to rent it out rather than selling it, you are probably this type of landlord. We know it can seem like a big hassle to rent out…
The Forgotten Coast, located in the Panhandle of Florida, stretches from Alligator Point (south of Tallahassee) westward to Mexico Beach. The name was coined in the early nineties when a Florida tourism group “forgot” to include information about this area on their map. This prompted a local group to create their own brochure and map…
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…
