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| | Insights Into The Commercial Markets | | |
Retail Investors Return as Deal Activity Accelerates
Big investors are pouring money back into shopping centers, and that momentum could make 2026 an even stronger year for retail real estate sales than 2025. After years of uncertainty, retail properties are attracting attention because they’re largely full, generating solid cash flow, and facing very little new construction — which supports rents and values. U.S. retail sales volume jumped 26% last year to $71.6 billion, with a growing number of $100+ million deals, and institutional buyers and REITs are bidding aggressively again for the first time since before 2016. Grocery-anchored centers remain the most popular, but interest is expanding to strip centers and power centers as well. With steady pricing, competitive lending, and investors shifting out of weaker sectors like office, retail is now viewed as one of the more stable and better-performing asset classes — setting the stage for increased deal activity this year.
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| | Insights Into The Residential Markets | | |
Affordability Concerns: Income & Rates Lead the Conversation
A recent December 2025 survey from Bright MLS of more than 3,200 adults found that most Americans believe housing affordability challenges are driven primarily by stagnant incomes and elevated mortgage rates, not just a lack of supply. About 55.5% of respondents said people simply don’t earn enough to afford a home, while 50.1% pointed to mortgage rates being too high, reflecting the rapid rise in home prices since 2020 and the subsequent jump in borrowing costs. While 43% acknowledged that too few lower-priced homes are being built and nearly 25% cited a shortage in desirable locations, concerns about supply ranked behind income and financing costs. Older respondents were more focused on insurance and property tax expenses, while younger buyers emphasized location. Notably, only about one-third blamed investor activity, highlighting that for most consumers, affordability feels more like a math problem — wages versus monthly payments — than a housing inventory issue.
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Under Contract
Retail / Office
Available For Sale or Lease
510-512 Broad Street,
Rome, GA 30161
- 8,500 SF GLA
- 2 Floors
- 3,500 SF Open Retail Downstairs
- 5,000 SF Immaculately renovated office upstairs
- Can be leased separately
Ground Floor Lease Rate: $14/SF/YR + NNN
Upper Floor Lease Rate: $12/SF/YR + NNN
Sale Price: $1,100,000
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Under Contract
Operational Car Wash
Available For Sale
5269 Stewart Mill Rd,
Douglasville, GA 30135
- ±2.98 acres
- Zoned: C-H-C
- Douglas County
- 2nd Tier Corner Lot, great for a retail development of a small strip center
- Current Use: 4 Self-service Bays with 1 Auto Tunnel
Now Offered at: $575,000
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Just Listed
Event Venue / Restaurant
Available For Sale
5459 E. Mountain St, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
- Turnkey Event Venue buildout
- Full commercial kitchen
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Layout supports multiple revenue streams (events, catering, ghost kitchen, food production)
- 5,418 SF
- 2 acres
- 20+ parking spaces
Offered at: $925,000
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Under Contract
Commercial Land
Available For Sale
0 Jefferson Road,
Athens, GA 30607
- 8.593 acres
- Current Zoning: AG
- Rezoning to: C-R-C
- Jackson County
- 332' Street Frontage on Jefferson Road
- Deceleration Lane already installed
- Next to SouthSide Church
Offered at: $75,526/acre
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Just Listed
East Athens Condo
Available For Sale
100 Ansonborough Ln #703,
Athens, GA 30605
- Great for college kids or first time buyers
- 1,163 SF
- 2 BR / 2 BA
- Gated neighborhood
- Walking distance to shopping and schools
Offered at: $320,000
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Price Reduction
Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS) Facility
Available For Sale
0 N McIntosh St,
Elberton, GA 30635
- ±7 acres
- Zoned: Industrial
- 200 Space Trailer Parking with Laydown Yard
- (1) 5,000 SF Metal Shop Building
- (1) 5,500 SF Truck Unloading Building w/ Crane
- (1) 1,800 SF Storage Building
- 1,500 SF Single Family Residential on property
Now Offered at: $775,000
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Just Listed
Historic Home
Commercial Office Use
Available For Sale or Lease
27 Sycamore Street,
Jefferson, GA 30549
- 3,320 SF
- Zoned: CBD
- Jackson County
- 0.44 acre lot
- 4x4 Layout - 4 downstairs offices on top of 4 upstairs offices
- Walking distance to Jefferson Square
- Individual offices available
Lease Rate: $16/SF/YR + NNN
Offered At: $1,800,000
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Just Listed
Retail / Office Space
Available For Lease
1642 S. Broad Street,
Commerce, GA 30529
Ground Floor - Retail
- 4,950 SF
- 5 offices + 3 restrooms
- High ceilings, Industrial look with exposed brick
- Zoned: CBD
- Jackson County
- Tenant Improvement Allowance Available
Offered at: $16/SF/YR + NNN
Desired Lease Term: 3-5 Years
2nd Floor - 3 Apartments
Unit #21 - 2BR / 2BA
Unit #22 - 2BR / 2BA
Unit #23 - 2 BR / 2BA
- $1,800 - $2,200/month
- Pre-Leasing & Wait List now for the apartments
- Available Summer 2026
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Back On The Market
Retail / Restaurant Space
Braselton Brewing Company
9859 Davis Street,
Braselton, GA 30517
3,600 SF | 0.46 acres
Offered at: $1,699,000
- No Fault of The Seller, Buyer was unable to perform.
- I have a Burger Tenant that would be interested in leasing the kitchen space from anyone that purchases this building to operate the Brewery.
**All Equipment (FF&E) included in price
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OFF-MARKET
Commercial Retail
Auto Repair Shop
Available For Sale
Athens, GA
- 6,810 SF
- Zoned: C-G
- Clarke County
- 1.5 acre lot
- 9 DI Doors
Offered at: $1,300,000
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Price Reduction
Available Office For Lease
1551 Jennings Mill Rd, #1400B, Watkinsville, GA 30097
- 3,200 SF Available
- Can divide into 1,200 SF unit w/ 3 offices & 2,000 SF unit 6 offices
- 9 offices total
- 3 floors
- Main Floor & Downstair entrance
- Zoned: B-1
THIS IS A GREAT PRICE!
Now Offered at: $14/SF + NNN
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Price Reduction
Commercial Land
Available For Sale
381 College Ave,
Elberton, GA 30635
2.03 acres | Zoned B-1
Allowable uses include:
- Live/Work Units
- Mixed Use
- Personal Care Homes
Now Offered at: $300,000
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Auto Service Center
Available For Sale
10558 Hwy 106,
Carnesville, GA 30521
8,940 SF | 1.37 acres | Zoned: HB
- Currently an Auto & Tire Service center
- 1,500 SF of front Retail
- 7,440 of rear shop & warehouse
- 6 service bays w/ drive-in doors
Offered at: $1,100,000
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Retail | Office | Restaurant Available For Lease
34 Depot Street,
Hartwell, GA 30643
- 4,800 RSF Available
- Smallest Divisible Space 1,500 SF - 1,800 SF
Lease Rate: $16/SF/YR + NNN
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Commercial Land
For Redevelopment
1001 Joru Drive,
Elberton, GA 30635
2.03 acres | Zoned GB
- Corner lot
- Directly across from Walmart
- Retail | Office | Restaurant
Now Offered at: $450,000
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Commercial Land
Available For Sale
250 MLK Jr Blvd,
Monroe, GA 30655
- Hwy 138 Road Frontage
- 1.62 acres
- Traffic Count: 24,572 Vehicles Per Day
- Zoned: B-3
Offered at: $800,000/acre
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Industrial Land
Available For Sale
0 Athens Hwy, Elberton, GA 30635
45.68+/- acres
Zoned: Industrial
- Road frontage with great visibility & access
- Adjacent to Elberton Industrial Park
Offered at: $585,000 ($13,000/per zoned acre)
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Residential Investment Portfolio
743 Blacks Creek Church Road, Danielsville, GA 30633
30 Acres | Multiple Homes | Income Potential | Warehouse | Pond
- 5 Bed / 5 Bath Main Home
- 1 Bed / 1 Bath Home
- 2 Bed / 1 Bath + 2 Bed / 2 Bath Homes
- 3-Unit Residential Building
- 5,000 SF Warehouse
- Barn + Stocked Pond
- Income-producing potential from day one
- Conveniently located near Athens, Commerce, and I-85
Offered at: $1,150,000
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7 Vacant Land Lots
(4) Elbert County
(1) Hart County
(2) Wilkes County
Most will allow for Manufactured homes
Offered: All below $39,800
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Jake Blickenstaff
RENE, C-RETS, CCIM (Candidate)
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Licensed in Georgia & South Carolina
UC Premier Properties
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Watkinsville, GA
(404) 281-5002
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