Spotlights

The land crunch - housing affordability in Boston: Opportunities are there for those well prepared - by Brett Pelletier

Reports throughout the U.S. indicate macroeconomic trends are positive with the multifamily cycles within major metropolitan markets in the expansion and maturation stages. Nothing to worry too much about at a high level.

Tighe & Bond climbs 19 spots in national ENR Top 500 design firms

Westfield, MA Tighe & Bond, one of the leading full-service engineering and environmental consulting firms in the northeastern United States, climbed 19 spots this year to No. 222 on Engineering News

Are strong fundamentals enough to spur speculative industrial development in southern N.H.? - by Mike Harrington

The Southern New Hampshire industrial markets continue to experience strong fundamentals, with overall vacancy rates hovering around 5.6% and lease rates ranging from $6 to $7.80 per s/f, NNN with year over year projected

Development Associates celebrates ribbon cutting for completion of phase 3 at Atwood Professional Campus

Northampton, MA A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the site of phase 3 of the Atwood Professional Campus located at 15 Atwood Dr.  This 66,000 s/f, class A, 3-story professional office building

How do you see the real estate market now and in the near future? Rhode Island is riding the wave of success - by Tom Sweeney

Sometimes in our lives the personal side and the business sides intersect in ways that we never would have dreamed of. When I am out in a business setting recently there are two questions that people who know me ask.

Ending a real estate partnership: 1031 exchanges can play a role - by Michael Barone

As the old song goes, “breaking up is hard to do.”  And it certainly isn’t any easier when the person you’re breaking up with is your long-time real estate partner. 

No Happy Hour, no parking: A casino and too many choices make for a great disconnect - by Dennis Serpone

In my 39 years as a restaurant broker, I’ve watched the evolution of the food and beverage industries in Boston and it’s many suburbs. The first major compromise was to MADD when the liberal-driven forces

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The market will continue in a positive way with multifamily leading it with low vacancy rates and rents remain strong - by Christopher Mellen

I’m going to be a bit of a contrarian when it comes to forecasting the outlook of the real estate market especially now that we’re going into our 10th year of this up cycle that we’ve been enjoying. This tendency comes out of my more than three decades in property management

Three obstacles to selling a restaurant...the three ‘L’s - by Dennis Serpone

It has become quite obvious that the food and beverage industry is experiencing a metamorphosis. Just as the seasons have evolved from the cold and snowy winter into a warming, comfortable, and bright spring consumer confidence