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City Realty Group donates laptops to help kids learn at home

Boston, MA City Realty Group  donated new Chromebooks to help underserved local students continue learning at home during the coronavirus pandemic. School officials estimate that at least 15% of all city public school students do not have access to a computer

Despite COVID-19 challenges, Worth Avenue Capital will continue to provide short term bridge financing

Guilford, CT Despite the recent challenges that COVID-19 has caused in the marketplace, Worth Avenue Capital (WAC) was able to close a commercial loan for the purchase of a multi-family investment property in Connecticut.

Civil litigation basics: Final assault - Trial concludes - by Michael Brangwynne

Presentation of Evidence As discussed in the previous installment of this series, once a jury has been selected (assuming the parties are proceeding with a jury trial) and opening statements have been given by counsel for each side,

Crisis and uncertainty! Brave new retail world - by Carol Todreas

A new norm is coming: one that means shifting and changing on a dime. If medical experts are correct, then, as of this writing, social/physical distancing will be with us for approximately 12 to 18 more months, with periods of strict and less strict isolation depending on the number of COVID -19 cases

Prior to building re-occupancy: Ensure Covid-19 absence - by Stephen Graham of CEA

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) bulletin has issued guidance about the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In particular, building owners and business operators seeking to re-open or allow tenants and residents back into their facilities

BU Center for Professional Education - webinar series - The Future of Commercial Real Estate

Boston University Center for Professional Education Real Estate studies Webinar Series: The Future of Commercial Real Estate Thursdays, April 16, 23, 30, & May 1; 11-11:45 am

Construction workers convert Boston Convention & Exhibition Center into COVID-19 field hospital

Boston, MA Union construction workers are answering the call for more hospital beds, converting the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center into a 1,000 bed field hospital in just three days. With the state’s health care system facing a shortfall of thousands of beds, members from Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 worked around the clock to adapt the convention center’s air system for the enormous temporary hospital.

Eagerly awaiting a Covid-19 extension for 1031 Exchanges - by Pajonas, Scheriff and Walther of Legal 1031 Exchange Services

A 1031 exchange is a tax strategy used by real estate investors to defer capital gains tax recognized upon the sale of real estate. In order to successfully complete a 1031 exchange

Stonebridge Homes Inc. now selling 45 homes at Stonebridge at Union Point

Weymouth, MA Stonebridge Homes Inc. now has 45 new, single-family homes for sale at its Stonebridge at Union Point neighborhood. The new homes will be part of the growing community of Union Point (GPS for the development is 150 Memorial Grove Ave.).

The right living space can help combat “social distancing blues” - by Audrey Epstein Reny

Boston is feeling the effects of COVID-19 and orders by our local governments to socially distance ourselves from others. That coupled with the fact that even though it’s technically spring, we’re still experiencing colder days, dark nights and general dreariness