Apartment Management Philosophy

    Our Multifamily Portfolio has continued to grow and prosper in the First Quarter of 2007. Our Property Management team has been very busy creating strategic plans of action for three new apartment communities. Our newly added properties include an A+ development in South Carolina, a 22 year-old asset in Middle Georgia, and 212 units in North…

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      Macon Multi-family Market Update Q1 2009

      The Bibb County apartment market continued to be active in 2008, albeit considerably slower than 2007.  The capital crunch caused lenders to adopt more stringent lending standards or stop completely making loans.  The loan to value dropped to 75-80% and actual NOI was used to arrive at the value.  The demand for apartment complexes, especially…

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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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        Press Release: Fickling Management Services Announces Several Position Reassignments

        Fickling Management Services is pleased to announce several reassignments in its multifamily property management business sector. Those assignments include: Mr. Jason Girvin to Vice President, Multifamily Property Management Ms. Michelle Fischer to Director of Operations, Multifamily Property Management Ms. Macia Hamirani to Director of Training and Compliance, Multifamily Property Management According to Bob McMahon, President…

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          Refinancing & Home Equity Loans

          Why Are So Many Homeowners Under Water? Guy Gunn The term “under water” has come to mean that owners owe more on their home than it is worth in the marketplace. So how does this occur? During the financial troubles of the late 70’s and early 80’s, we saw interest rates peak in the 16%…

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            Land and Timber real estate

            Many have noticed that the price for land and timber real estate in Middle Georgia is climbing daily. The Big Four (which includes Bibb, Monroe, Houston and Jones Counties) command such a high price-per-acre that perhaps it is acceptable to land real estate investors; but they are pretty scary numbers to your average timber real estate or…

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              Multi-Family Property Management Outlook 2007

              Fickling & Company’s Multi-Family Division has had an extraordinary year. Our apartment portfolio has doubled in size, and revenues are up by 55% over last year’s operating results. The Fourth Quarter has been particularly successful for the Fickling properties.  We have consistently outperformed the market, with occupancies averaging 95% or greater.  Market rents have also…

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