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…
WOW! Have you been downtown lately? Great progress has been achieved in the revitalization of downtown Macon GA. In our initial coverage of the downtown area we will discuss the following: What is considered downtown? What are some of the recent important events that have happened? What are some of the planned important events? Why…
Fickling & Co., Inc. is pleased to announce our newest multifamily acquisition, Fieldstone Apartments. Fieldstone is located in Mebane, North Carolina, a second-tier market centrally located between Raleigh/Durham and Greensboro, North Carolina. Fickling and its joint venture partner out of New York closed on the property on June 19, 2007. Fieldstone, our new community, consists…
2006 has been a record breaking year in Houston County real estate for new construction in the commercial realm of retail, office, hotels, churches, schools and multi-family projects. Within the last sixty days the city is showing twenty-seven commercial projects under review, eighteen more being resubmitted for review, nineteen approved, thirty-one under construction, and twenty-one…
The second quarter of 2006 ended with total available Industrial Property inventory up significantly, as predicted. The official closing of the Brown & Williamson Tobacco plant added over 2 million square feet to the market, to bring the total vacant to over 4 million square feet. However, the high available inventory is primarily attributed to large…
The second quarter of 2007 ended with total available inventory stable as predicted. However, the choices for products under 10,000 sf have increased. This is attributed to the addition of new development in the area as well as existing space being vacated. The preferred space seems to be Class A with 1000 sf of office…
Inspecting your Macon investment property is an important part of renting it out. Inspections will document the condition of your property and ensure your tenants are following the terms of their lease agreement. We recommend that you inspect your property annually. This gives you the opportunity to get inside and be sure everything looks good…
Fall is an ideal time to take care of home projects. The weather is cooler, and there’s still plenty of daylight to get things done before winter. A few small updates now can save you time, money, and stress later. Here are some practical improvements worth tackling this season. Tidy up the yard Clearing leaves,…
The Fickling & Company Mobile Search App is the ultimate field tool for homebuyers! Wherever you are, driving, or walking around looking at properties, you’ll have access to all of the MLS information on the homes for sale around you, with just one touch of a button on your cell phone. The app works on…
After attending the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference this March 2009 and hearing the famous economist from Georgia State University Rajeev Dhawan the industry outlook is not pretty. With lenders, franchisors, and industry experts having no answer to when the economy will turn and be positive. The Pain Is Now The PKF-HR March 2009 national forecast…
