In this video financial expert, Jill Schlesinger shares how critical it is for homes entering the market to be priced appropriately in order to build adequate interest. The first three weeks of a home’s entrance on the market are the most critical for creating interest and attracting buyers, and buyers often dismiss a listing that is…
Whew!! 2007 – “That Was The Year That Was”. That statement, the modified title of a 1970’s TV series, poignantly describes our past year in the world of Commercial Real Estate. We saw a lot: frenzied buying, unbelievably low cap rates, non-recourse money, a lot of mezz debt and equity, 100% financing and THEN almost…
Fickling & Company is happy to announce that we were voted, “2016 Best of the Best Commercial Real Estate Brokerage.” Fickling & Company provides commercial real estate services in Macon Georgia, Warner Robins Georgia, and the entire southeast. We offer professional commercial real estate consulting to buyers and sellers, commercial property sales, and commercial property…
Change is coming, but the Hospitality Lodging Industry’s immediate future still looks bright. Lodging Outlook for 2008 Stressing that they foresee no recession in the immediate future, analysts at PFK Hospitality Research have taken a swing at what such a trough would look like, should the views of the industry pessimists prove correct. At first…
Good communication will ensure everyone has a pleasant and successful rental experience. Bad communication can lead to misunderstandings, tenant disputes, and costly mistakes.
Much has happened in the world since our last newsletter. We have “officially” entered into an economic recession that has negatively impacted virtually every industry. No one really knows for sure but most knowledgeable folks seem to believe that we can hope to emerge from this downturn late this year or early 2010. Real Estate,…
In the twenty-seven some odd years I have been in the commercial real estate business, I have been asked quite frequently how we, in our profession, value property. Things like “How do you value a piece of commercial property?”, “What do you think my property is worth?”, “How do I go about purchasing commercial property?”,…
Much has been accomplished since our last report. Lullwater at Saluda Pointe, our luxury apartment development in Lexington, South Carolina (a suburb of Columbia), has opened and has been leasing up at a very rapid pace. We have received certificates of occupancy on approximately 50% of the units and expect to be complete by the…
Most people who want to invest in real estate start off with single family residential properties. They do this because they are more familiar with residential property, and the thought of owning commercial property is scary to the new investor. I know investors who own multiple single family residences. However, because of the high maintenance…
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…
