Retail Real Estate Market Q4 2007

    Retailers and Industry continue to move into our area. Investors are looking intently at our region. There are numerous projects in the works. Why are we enjoying this prosperity? For one, the real estate dollar goes a long way in our area compared to other areas around our region. For another, Atlanta sprawl moves closer…

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      Southeast Commercial Development: 2006 Review

      The beginning of a new year is always a good opportunity to review and analyze the previous year’s activities and plan for the coming year. 2006 was an exciting and successful year for the development group. On the multi-family side, Lullwater at Saluda Pointe, our 280 unit luxury development in Lexington S.C. (a suburb of Columbia)…

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        St. George Island Real Estate Market Part 1

        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…

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          Fickling acquires Fieldstone Apartments

          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…

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          Halloween in Macon

          Halloween in Macon, GA, is filled with spooky fun, from family-friendly festivals to eerie haunted attractions. Whether you’re looking for a night of trick-or-treating, live entertainment, or a good scare, Macon has something for everyone. Here are some of the top Halloween events happening this year. 1. Spirits in October at Riverside Cemetery One of…

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            Multi-Family Leasing Trends

            A recent study showed that consumers spend over 1.2 Million hours each month looking online for apartments. Just as in any other industry, the technology is the way of the future in Apartment Leasing.  More and more consumers that are coming through our doors already know exactly what the community has to offer.  It is…

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              Economic Rebound in Q4 2008?

              Why are economists predicting that the economy will started coming back in the latter half of this year? Because, as I explain below, that’s when the cuts in interest rates and the fiscal stimuli will take hold and be reflected in our measurements of how the economy fares. I am already seeing a loosing up…

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                Warner Robins Commercial Real Estate Forecast 2008

                “Record growth” has become the catch phrase for Houston County.  The fourth quarter of 2007 brought wide-ranging construction projects from Best Buy and Walgreens, to new surroundings for Flint EMC and Lowe Toyota, as well as new dining options such as Olive Garden and seven other new  restaurants. Mayor Donald Walker and the Warner Robins…

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