Spotlights

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, to return to the office. Most remote workers are not in general

Equity financing agreements in a 1031 exchange - by Lynne Bagby

Although this investment property financing structure is not new, throughout New England and across the country there is an increased interest by 1031 investors to participate in an equity financing agreement (as explained below) primarily because of the currently high real estate values and the inability

Market perseveres through economic & global challenges - by Pete Hayes, Matt Fair, and Steve Flachbart

Living with uncertainty has become a new normal. As consumers and companies begin to see a world that’s not dominated by the pandemic, they continue to deal with supply shocks, high inflation, and global economic uncertainty due to war abroad. This hasn’t stopped several commercial real estate

Low supply and high demand will continue as the trend - by Julie Freshman and George Paskalis

Vacancy rates in R.I.’s industrial market remain at historic lows (1-2% range), which we expect to continue through 2022. Similar to other markets throughout the country, tenants in the market seeking industrial space in Rhode Island are hindered by a lack

Supply chains, inflation, & resignation, oh my! - by Thomas Sweeney

A pandemic will make you reevaluate how and where you spend your time. Folks want to work from home, work for themselves, or changed what they do for work. "What happens to the labor force and unemployment rate are of particular interest, since there has been a great deal of self-employment

Let the good times roll. Let’s go out to eat! - by Dennis Serpone

In the casino industry, the house always wins. Go to a casino…the slots are ringing, the crap tables are busy, and it’s hard to get a seat at a black jack table. Meanwhile few people come home with money. The house always wins.

Real estate and cyber liability - by Spencer Macalaster and Robert Rosenzweig

Spencer Macalaster is an executive VP and Robert Rosenzweig is a VP/national cyber risk practice leader at Risk Strategies Co., Boston, MA. ...

What to do with inflation plus lack of industrial properties - by David Skinner

I was listening to an economist recently who has family in Russia, and as he watched the impending conflict with Ukraine become a reality, his advice to his family who live in Russia was to get their money out of the banks, and out from under their mattresses, and invest into products that would have lasting

2022 Women in Construction: Eduarda Alves, President at E Alves Cleaning Service, Inc.

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? One of the most notable projects I would have to say would be The Abby Residence in Quincy, MA. One of the largest projects awarded to E Alves Cleaning Service.

2022 Women in Construction: Kasha Fonzo, Assistant Project Management at CM&B, Inc.

What was your greatest professional achievement or most notable project in the last 12 months? Shake Shack in Danbury, CT was one of my most notable projects within the last 12 months. It pushed me to take on more project manager responsibilities