Spotlights

Buckle your seat belt - by Spencer Macalaster

As we finish the second quarter of 2021, we look forward to some stabilization in the insurance market, however that might be some time off. Through 2018 the insurance marketplace saw significant inflows of capital, manageable loss experience and ample

Industrial market continues to attract investors - office sector sees more first class space hit market - by Kristie Russell

Last year at this time, we were writing about the uncertain direction of the office market due to many companies moving to a work-from-home platform and how the industrial market was thriving. A year later, the industrial market is still strong

This is the year to sell because numerous buyers have cash “burning a hole in their pockets” - by David Skinner

We are on our way out of the COVID-19 pandemic, and business is rolling. Buyers are still looking to buy and industrial real estate is, as my colleague David Stubblebine is wont to say, “white, white hot, hot as a pistol.” Multifamily

It would be great to have a crystal ball - Earle Wason

In process of writing this article I spent some time reading the articles I have written for the New England Real Estate Journal over the past three years. What a “Roller Coaster Ride”. In my last year’s article for” Mid-Year Review

Welcome to the summer of readjustment! Where will people live? - by David O'Sullivan

We are at past the midyear point of 2021 and all have expectations and concerns as the world continues to grapple with this pandemic. Here in Boston we are fortunate that many are vaccinated and we can do many of the things

The dynamics of the Boston market pave the way for a 2021-2022 recovery with a redefinition of the term supply and demand - by Webster Collins

The overall economy for the United States and its near 7% GDP growth present signal flags for positive forward  movement in key sections within the Boston market. It was not until the United States market opened on May 29, 2021 that we

2021 mid-year review and forecast for 103 tax-deferred exchanges in second half of 2021 - by Brendan Greene

Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1031 allows a property owner, who holds property for “the productive use in a trade or business or for investment”, to defer paying capital gains taxes if the property owner sells such property

Golf & COVID-19: Golf became a needed escape for millions of Americans - by Jeffrey Dugas

The golf industry has actually seen an increase in golf rounds played during 2020, as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many more people were working at home with more flexible schedules. And, golf represented a safe, socially-distant

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Thibeault Development sells former Lahey Medical Imaging building to K. Hoyle Construction for $3 million

Peabody, MA William Thibeault, of Thibeault Development recently closed on 68 Prospect St. The former Lahey Medical Imaging building was purchased for $1.2 million and and is now being sold for $3 million to K. Hoyle Construction Company. Kevin Hoyle plans on developing the property into multiple townhouses.