Fickling & Company Realtors

Shoppers, get ready for new stores and restaurants as the first large north Macon/Bibb County retail project, also the area’s first major lifestyle shopping center, prepares to open in a few short weeks.  Located on Riverside Drive, just east of its intersection with I-75, The Shoppes at River Crossing plans to open this Spring with…

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…

For the second quarter of 2009 Warner Robins and Houston County still appear to be ahead of the economic pack.  With many folks predicting gloom and doom for our US economy, Houston County is still a bright spot on the economic landscape.  As a matter of fact, it was recently announced that the Warner Robins…

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…

The National Multi-family Market was stronger in 2006 than it has been in the past few years. Owners were able to increase rates while decreasing the amount of concessions given to new tenants. Occupancy rates in many markets, increased as the supply of apartments were constrained due to the conversion of apartments into condominiums. Also,…

As we get to the end of another year, it is time to reflect on what happened in the office real estate market in 2006 and what we can look forward to in 2007. In looking back over the past year the Macon and Middle Georgia office market is not unlike the national office market….