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Real estate taxes and abatement from tax board

It is not easy to receive an abatement of real estate taxes from the Mass. Appellate Tax Board. The taxpayer has the burden of proving that...

York and Farley of CBRE rep The Phoenix Cos. in $8.7 million sale of 56 Prospect St.

CB Richard Ellis - NE Partners, LP has engineered two closely allied real estate transactions downtown. The result of the transactions will ...

Metzger of HMFH Architects named president of Central Sq. Business Association

According to HMFH Architects, a leading architectural firm focused on the design of innovative learning environments, the firms president Ge...

Regazzini of Combined Properties handles 3 leases totaling 38,683 s/f

Combined Properties, Inc. has executed three lease renewals totaling 38,682 s/f. The tenants, located at three properties owned by Combined ...

Jones Lang LaSalle completes 3 leases totaling 43,963 s/f for Gale International and Mack-Cali

Jones Lang LaSalle, a leading real estate and financial services company, completed three lease transactions for a combined 43,963 s/f of of...

The pitfalls of price: How do prop. owners save money by reducing expenses, including insurance costs?

In today's economy, with tenants either just surviving or closing their doors (which in reality are your doors as the building owner), how d...

Read your policy: Does it cover what you do/how you/your customer want your property protected?

In the mid 1980s, the various insurance departments (1 per state) ordered insurance companies to write their policies in "plain English" ......

Marketing your business: identifying target market

With only a few seconds to deliver an effective message, successfully marketing your business can be a challenge. As a result, developing a ...

2009 stimulus alternative energy and the future: America is at a crossroad and N.E. is at the center

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that was recently signed will provide upward of $80 billion toward the design and development of ...

Code upgrade: Essential property insurance by adding "ordinance or law" coverage

Property insurance policies invariably exclude damage due to the enforcement of building codes or ordinances. This gap can be closed by addi...