Spotlights

Manchester, NH: The transformation of the Queen City into a northern New England destination

The city of Manchester, N.H., once a world class manufacturing and innovation hub during the Industrial Age, has regained its mojo to become...

Hotel business is alive and well in New England - growth in average daily rate and occupancy

I have written numerous articles for the New England Real Estate Journal over the years and I usually find that the first few sentences are ...

Potential for financial loss due to Business Interruption or Contingent Business Interruption often overlooked when structuring insurance coverage

In recent years, there have been many worldwide catastrophes. Major events that we would never envision happening are indeed occurring. Alth...

Moving ahead, all sectors of commercial real estate market in southern Maine should remain strong

As we head into the spring and early summer of 2015, we should continue to see more of the same trends as the end of 2014 and beginning of 2...

2015: Commercial real estate market looks bright in New England

Although the multi family market will continue to lead our real estate recovery, commercial demand is fueling it. The commercial real estate...

Increased real estate market value offsets significant financing pre-payment penalties

The New England multi-family market continued to experience an increase in market value in 2014. The combination of high investor demand, li...

Restaurants finally see the light of day with spring officially arriving and confidence levels up

It's not an illusion, the sun seems to be appearing more frequently and the snow banks slowly slipping into oblivion. This winter's incredib...

As economy continues to improve, market conditions and activity should improve too

The snow has finally stopped and market participants are turning their attention from "how am I going to get the snow off my roof?", "how mu...

Demand continues upward, supply remains low, signs of upward trend in pricing on the horizon

The Rhode Island industrial market is off to a robust start this first quarter of 2015. While 2014 resulted in strengthening demand and dwin...

With new governor focused on economic expansion, R.I. economy will continue to recover and grow

The Rhode Island office market tightened again in 2014 and is forecasted to continue its trend of modest improvement for 2015 as additional ...