Current Commercial Real Estate Credit Crunch

    Why has the sub-prime mortgage debacle resulted in a credit crunch on commercial mortgage backed securities lenders (CMBS) as well?  Well, most insiders don’t believe it is a direct result of the sub-prime hangover.  They believe it has been in the works since the beginning of the second quarter when Moody’s issued a warning that…

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      New Member Of The Commercial Real Estate Sales Team

      Fickling & Company announces the newest addition to our Transaction Services Team!  Wendy Holmes Pierce recently  transitioned from our Director of Commercial Property Management over to our Transaction Services. Wendy has spent her 16 year real estate career in the Commercial Real Estate Industry specializing in leasing and management of a mixed portfolio of properties including…

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      Continued Growth = New Position

      Multi-Family Account Specialist Fickling Management Services Corporate Position APPLY NOW The Multi-Family Account Specialist is charged with the day-to-day implementation of the Fickling Management Services policies, procedures and programs that will assure a well-managed, well maintained accounting system, placing maximum emphasis on positive response to the concerns and needs of the Multi-family Property Managers, Directors…

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        Federal Programs for Timber Real Estate

        If you are a landowner or in the market to buy land, there are Landowner Assistance programs that could be beneficial to you and your land.  The programs offered by the USDA forest service are designed to help the private landowner protect, restore and sustain private forests.  A few of the programs available are: Forest…

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        Fickling & Company Helps Families Affected by Recent Hurricanes

        Fickling & Company Donates to Hurrican Victims Throughout the month of September Fickling & Company gathered supplies for families affected by both Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma to be given to The Salvation Army of Central Georgia on September 29th. The donations are scheduled to be dispersed to the areas and families struggling to rebuild in the aftermath of the devastating effect from both…

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          Warner Robins Commercial Real Estate Forecast 2008

          “Record growth” has become the catch phrase for Houston County.  The fourth quarter of 2007 brought wide-ranging construction projects from Best Buy and Walgreens, to new surroundings for Flint EMC and Lowe Toyota, as well as new dining options such as Olive Garden and seven other new  restaurants. Mayor Donald Walker and the Warner Robins…

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            Commercial Real Estate Forecast 2008

            Whew!!  2007 – “That Was The Year That Was”.  That statement, the modified title of a 1970’s TV series, poignantly describes our past year in the world of Commercial Real Estate.  We saw a lot: frenzied buying, unbelievably low cap rates, non-recourse money, a lot of mezz debt and equity, 100% financing and THEN almost…

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