Fine Tuning Commercial Property Management

    The restructuring of the property management department has proven to be successful.  New policies and procedures have been introduced and owners have noticed our proactive approach rather than reactive approach. The tenants are finding that the response time to maintenance calls has been cut in half.  The daily operations of the management department run more…

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      Warner Robins Real Estate Market Q1 2009

      2008 in Warner Robins and Houston County was an interesting year.  Warner Robins was singled out and named “The Best Place to Raise a Family in Georgia” by Business Week Magazine.  Shortly thereafter the announcement came that Warner Robins was chosen as the Southeastern Headquarters for the National Little League Association.  Houston County Board of…

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        Mark-to-Market Accounting, What Is It?

        Mark-to-Market Accounting is assigning a value to a financial instrument or asset, based on current market price or the fair-value of the asset. The term originated with futures trading a century ago. When taking a position, a trader, would deposit money on the margin to protect the Exchange against loss. At the end of the…

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          Finding Commercial Real Estate Financing

          As you all know, the commercial real estate business has experienced tough times.  Financing to purchase a commercial investment has been very difficult or nonexistent.   Recently, we interviewed several Middle Georgia banks offering commercial financing.  The rules of the game have not really changed, they have just been enforced.  You may remember what you did…

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            A Commercial Real Estate Lease Defined

            In my articles in the past newsletters I have discussed topics such as office vacancies and occupancy, valuing properties and key commercial terms to name a few.  Most of the time I come up with the different subjects from questions from my clients.  So suffice to say that is the same with this article.  When…

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            Fickling & Company’s Chief Information Officer & Vice President Name to MarTech Advisory Council

            Fickling & Company’s Epps Named to Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Marketing and Technology Advisory Council Macon, GA  – 28th February 2018  – Josh Epps, Chief Information Officer & Vice President of Fickling & Company in Macon, Georgia, has been elected to the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Marketing and Technology…

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              Industrial Real Estate Market 2006, A Look Back

              As predicted, the Bibb County Industrial Market experienced a substantial vacancy increase in 2006 with the 2.2 million square foot Brown & Williamson Plant officially being added to the existing vacancy inventory of more than 2 million square feet of space. Total Industrial space in the Bibb County market increased to 16 million square feet in…

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