Spotlights

The mid-year 2014 Eastern Mass. luxury home market continues to build on strength

While it is perhaps inevitable that the local and national media paint the Eastern Massachusetts residential real estate market with a broad...

The outlook for remainder of 2014 and 2015 Boston market appears to be very promising

Of the 350+ million people in the U.S., of the hundreds of thousands of food service facilities across the country, why is it that so many s...

R.I. industrial mid-year review: Looking ahead, we anticipate demand to remain steady, supply low

The Rhode Island industrial market in the first half of 2014 was robust compared to the second half of 2013. In December of 2013 we saw a gr...

Vermont commercial real estate market continues to show strength at mid-year

The commercial real estate market in Vermont is showing continued strength as we move through the middle of the year in 2014. The one except...

Real estate owners and developers must keep informed about tax and accounting changes

The year is halfway through and it's time to take a look forward at some of the most important tax and accounting changes as we approach 201...

Bridging a 20-year gap

— The Appraisal Institute's new appraisal review designationThe Great Depression of the 1930s brought chaotic conditions to the valu...

Where did the first half of 2014 go? Business has been good and projects are moving along

We are now into July and you may have vacation on your mind more that business. We are past the long cold winter and now complaining about e...

(Mostly) quiet on the legislative front: Real estate laws and regulations are constantly evolving

Unlike in prior years, the New Hampshire Legislature concluded its 2014 session with very few measures of significance to real estate owners...

Why use a commercial mortgage broker? To help maximize your loan dollars

With the range of lending sources available today to the real estate developer and owner, the question is always asked, why use the services...

Interview with Franklin Simon of The Simon Cos.: From hearing a life journey to learning a life lesson

Recently Eric Wilson of the New England Real Estate Journal sat down and interviewed Franklin Simon at The Simon Companies' offices in Brain...