Commercial Real Estate Forecast 2008

    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…

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      What Is An Exclusive Buyer Brokerage Agreement

      State law prohibits a broker from representing a buyer as a client without first entering into a written agreement with the buyer under O.C.G.A. 10-6A-1 Understanding what the statement means An exclusive agreement means that the buyer agrees to hire the broker to act as the buyer’s exclusive real estate agent in order to assist…

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        Fickling Names New Director of Commerical Property Management

        Nicki L. Pope experience in Commercial Real Estate extends over ten years in the Atlanta and Southeast Region markets.  She specializes in commercial management, focusing on operations, leasing, tenant relations and tenant retention programs, construction management and problem solving.  Ms. Pope interacts with clients, tenants, brokers, and constructor during complicated situations.  Her personal standards, as well…

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          Lullwater East Commmercial Developement

          Work has progressed well on our retail developments MarketPlace at Bass, Lullwater Village and Lullwater East here in Macon. At MarketPlace, the new McDonalds has opened and, judging from the crowds we are seeing there, is doing a great business at the corner of Bass Road and Bass Pro Blvd. We have heard many compliments…

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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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