2023 Year in Review: Mark Flaherty, A.W. Perry

What person, project, transaction, or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? The dramatic pace of interest rate increases has had the greatest impact on our market. The market continues to absorb the rate increases with visible consequences.

2023 Year in Review: TJ DiFeo, Bergmeyer

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2023? Earning the promotion to principal at Bergmeyer in 2023 was the ultimate recognition and a significant career milestone for me. It symbolizes my peers’ trust in me and acknowledges my varied, continuous, evolving contributions

2023 Year in Review: Robert Rohrer, Colliers

What person, project, transaction, or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? Post COVID reactions had a significant impact. Companies were still trying to figure out what officing formula to implement.

2023 Year in Review: Mike Cobb, Colliers

What person, project, transaction, or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? Rising interest rates in 2023 had a significant impact on the real estate market. With an active market in 2022, sellers still had high pricing expectations.

2023 Year in Review: Dwight Kay, Kay Properties and Investments

What transaction had the greatest impact on your firm this year? While this transaction was not the biggest 1031 exchange we helped, it does showcase what makes Kay Properties so special. We helped a family enter 11 different Delaware Statutory Trusts following the sale of their family business

2023 Year in Review: Brandon Carr, DiPrete Engineering

What person, project, transaction, or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? The volatility and unknown future of interest rates has made clients rethink breaking ground on upcoming projects.

2023 Year in Review: Robert Marcus, Robert Marcus Real Estate Company Inc.

What person, project, transaction, or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? We are seeing an increase in commercial and residential management. There are several people in the industry who have provided me with opportunities to take on more challenging projects

2023 Year in Review: David Skinner, Prescott Advisory

What person, project, transaction, or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? Jerome Powell has been the harbinger of bringing the economy to a grinding halt, which has been great for users looking to acquire property that was formerly out of reach.

2023 Year in Review: Bob Rulli, Town of Bridgewater, MA

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2023? In June of this year, we launched “Vision to Reality – Revitalizing the Heart of Bridgewater.” V2R is a holistic comprehensive revitalization strategy

2023 Year in Review: Steven King, Quonset Development Corporation

What was your greatest professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2023? The 2023 Report on the Economic Impact of Quonset Business Park completed by Bryant University made clear that Quonset is the region’s leading engine of job creation and economic growth.