Spotlights

Life is a rollercoaster and we cannot get off! - by David O'Sullivan

We had been on an upward track in the building industry in March 2020 with business doing well, employment was growing, Boston was providing new opportunities and most of us were happy. Yes there were political issues nationwide, housing costs high and unaffordable for many and lots of workers in low paid jobs

MassDev. and PeoplesBank issue $9.5 million tax-exempt bond for The Food Bank of Western Mass.

Chicopee, MA MassDevelopment has issued a $9.5 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Inc., which will use proceeds to build and equip a 63,000 s/f building at 25 Carew St. within the Chicopee River Business Park that will serve as The Food Bank’s new headquarters

Facing up to uncertainty - by Bill Pastuszek

COVID forced us to adjust, at horrible cost of over a million American lives and countless others across the globe, and, it’s not over. From the negatives, there are positives. The way we work and live evolved. We adjusted, in some case, creating new paths

Step transaction doctrine and how it applies to 1031 exchanges - by Lynne Bagby

As taxpayers across the country, including New England, continue to review their investment real estate portfolios, many often decide that participating in a 1031 exchange for tax deferral when selling and buying their real property is a beneficial action for them to take.  However, sometimes the taxpayer’s plans

During 2022, users and investors will be under pressure to find available properties - by Mike Giuttari

For Rhode Island, 2022 has big shoes to fill from what 2021 left it. 2021 ended with a bang, especially within the industrial sector. Some of the education segments such as the Charter Schools, have also been absorbing space at a fast pace. CBD office space is still lagging all other commercial real estate (CRE

New England Real Estate Journal's
2022 Industry Leaders Spotlight

Check out the New England Real Estate Journal's 2022 Industry Leaders Spotlight HERE!

Spring ahead - a traditional time for new beginnings - by David O'Sullivan

We have just put our clocks ahead an hour as we spring forward. What other changes can we expect in the coming weeks?  As the pandemic wanes, many companies are looking at having workers who have been remote, for some for as long as two years

Strategies to explore in a rising rate environment - by Jeffrey Muñoz

During times of volatility and uncertainty, capital markets for commercial real estate resemble a stock exchange. Investors wants to know where rates currently stand, where they are heading, how that may affect the next deal,

Hope for the best; prepare for the worst - by Spencer Macalaster

Many of us don’t think about what will or won’t be covered by insurance until it’s too late. Whether due to unexpected of catastrophic storms or less dramatic, relatively expected issues and incidents

These industrial rents are pretty high - by David Skinner

As I have written numerous times here in the New England Real Estate Journal, the private equity race in industrial real estate has found the Greater Boston market in the same way that it has found the other top tier markets