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Pelletier appointed chief administrative officer of Rhode Island Housing
January 12, 2024
Providence, RI BrettPelletier, CRE, FRICS has been appointed chief administrative officer (CAO) of Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp. (RIHousing). He was appointed by the executive director and CEO, Carol Ventura, on December 4, 2023 and
Opportunities to balance the scales of equity, inclusion, dignity, respect, and kindness - by Brett...
October 13, 2023
Housing is on the top of the mind for everyone lately, or at least that’s how it seems. Between students, legislators, developers, and bankers, it’s all I’m hearing about, and that’s a good thing. The reality of the current economy and the outlook for many people has made the housing conversation dinner table discussion material for most families in this country.
Halfway to 2024, but we’re not out of 2023 yet - by Brett Pelletier
July 14, 2023
There was a time that the city was quiet for July and August…then just August…now, it’s busy all summer long. The financial markets aren’t taking the summer off, that’s for sure. The stock market has been riding the proverbial teeter-totter with good days and bad, reactions and preemptions.
2023 promises a lot - by Brett Pelletier
February 10, 2023
What that is, exactly, I’m not sure. I don’t make predictions and I don’t do forecasts. I leave that to the economists and the fortune tellers.
2022 Halfway to…somewhere - by Brett Pelletier
June 10, 2022
We’re halfway through 2022 and I’m not sure most people have even noticed. After what has been the longest staycation of our lives, time now seems to be moving at warp speed. Now that I’ve reflected on what has felt like a nearly unending experiment
The wait and see is over: 2022 promises to be a big year and promises action and reaction - by Brett...
January 28, 2022
After what has felt like a decade of waiting and staying home and masking up and testing and vaccines, things are starting to change. Cautious optimism is the word of the day. There are comforting signs in the data from the wastewater COVID-19 tracking system
2021 Year in Review: Brett Pelletier, COO, Kirk&Company: Real Estate Counselors
December 31, 2021
What was the biggest lesson you learned while working during the pandemic? Be flexible and kind, to yourself and to others. This experience has disproportionately impacted people and has, more than ever, shown that we never really know what others are dealing with.
Work smarter, not harder - by Brett Pelletier
September 10, 2021
September brings a lot of newness and freshness to us all. It marks the end of summer, the start of fall and leaf peeping, the beginning of the schoolyear. Add in quite a few other areas of life, things are changing, evolving, and just getting harder.
The business world is changing. Is commercial real estate keeping up? - by Brett Pelletier
May 28, 2021
I am a professor of Business and Economics at Salve Regina University in Newport and on the first day of each new semester, and for each new class or lecture, I posit the following question. What is a business for? What are companies, and organizations,
Commercial real estate education and advancement... Who’s next? - by Brett Pelletier
March 26, 2021
When I was an undergrad, about 20 years ago, I was lucky enough to experience a pretty robust set of real estate courses. There was no department, no program, no major or minor, but there were four or five courses across finance, law,
Value in commercial real estate and elsewhere - by Brett Pelletier
February 12, 2021
Everyone wants to know what is going on. Myself included. The commercial real estate markets, the stock market, the housing market, life sciences in Boston, short sellers on Wall Street
Pelletier of Kirk&Company joins faculty at Salve Regina University
February 12, 2021
Newport, RI Brett Pelletier, COO of Kirk&Company: Real Estate Counselors has been appointed to the Business and Economics faculty at Salve Regina University. David Kirk, said,
President’s message: 2020 is in our rearview mirror - by John Drew
January 15, 2021
2020 is in our rearview mirror, but like most things in 2020 the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute held their Holiday Meeting and Installation of Officers virtually on December 2nd. The MA-RI Chapter will once again
High performance buildings and stable affordable housing - by Brett Pelletier
July 10, 2020
Affordable housing is among the Counselors of Real Estate’s Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate for 2020-2021. COVID-19 has made the housing affordability challenge more widely seen and more widely felt throughout the US.
2020 at the halfway point - by Brett Pelletier
June 12, 2020
We’re nearly halfway through 2020 and it is already promising to be a year for the history books. The country, the region, and the city of Boston have experienced unprecedented conditions imposed by the COVID-19 response and necessary safety measures.
The New England Real Estate Journal's 2020 Ones to Watch Spotlight
May 29, 2020
The New England Real Estate Journal's 2020 Ones to Watch Spotlight
2020 Ones to Watch: Brett Pelletier, Chief Operating Officer at Kirk&Company Real Estate Counselors
May 29, 2020
Which project, deal, or transaction was the “game-changer” in the advancement of your career? In 2019 advised the owners of the last remaining open parcel of land on Newbury St. in the Back Bay on a disposition strategy that
The new normal - Real estate post-COVID-19 - by Brett Pelletier
May 8, 2020
COVID-19 has impacted our lives in significant ways. A month ago, we were knee deep in planning responses to new information and a new way of getting business done. Much of it temporary. Reacting to the virus has been immediate and pressing, but what happens next is more important
The New England Real Estate Journal to host R.I. State of the Market Summit - November 13th
November 8, 2019
Warwick, RI – The New England Real Estate Journal (NEREJ), will host the Rhode Island State of the Market Summit on November 13th at the Crowne Plaza Warwick Hotel at 801 Greenwich Ave.