Buying a Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure

    It could not be any truer today than ever, “YOU MAKE MONEY WHEN YOU BUY”.  Buying foreclosed commercial real estate can be a very rewarding opportunity for your future.  There are some things to be considered and to be cautious about.  When buying a foreclosed commercial property, whether it is land, bulk lots, retail or office building or…

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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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        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 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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            Southeast Commercial Development: 2006 Review

            The beginning of a new year is always a good opportunity to review and analyze the previous year’s activities and plan for the coming year. 2006 was an exciting and successful year for the development group. On the multi-family side, Lullwater at Saluda Pointe, our 280 unit luxury development in Lexington S.C. (a suburb of Columbia)…

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              St. George Island Real Estate Market Part 1

              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…

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