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 At ICSC 2009

      Fickling and Company associates recently attended the International Council of Shopping Center’s annual Leasing Mall and Trade Expo held May 17 through 20 in Las Vegas, Nevada.   The company’s retail Sales, Leasing and Development divisions were represented at the annual event which provides retailers and property owners a great venue to update each other on…

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        Pollock joins Fickling & Company

        We’re happy to announce Kari Pollock joining the Fickling & Company team.  In her own words: “I am committed to my clients and work hard to achieve results for them. Because the real estate industry is becoming more sophisticated and challenging every day, you need a professional that understands the industry and is positioned to…

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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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            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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              Commercial Real Estate Investing and Aquisitions

              It appears the Federal Reserve is finally done with its interest rate hikes in the wake of mixed economic signals on inflation and housing.  Besides rising energy prices, inflation has been tamed for the time being.  Employment statistics still look good, but wage increases for most workers have been almost non-existent.  The Ten Year U.S….

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