Spotlights

Biotech firms, Stony Creek Brewery and a U.S. Army training facility all discovering Branford

Companies continue to discover that Branford offers what most businesses seek: a strategic location, a talented workforce and a low cost of ...

Four thoughts on commercial condominiums as we enter the final months of 2014

(1) In commercial condominiums, I am putting in provisions for mediation or arbitration for all disputes other than collection of common are...

Real estate auctions are best in what market climate? You will be surprised by the answer

There is no better time to sell your real estate at auction than in a vibrant economy. Seems backwards, huh? Most people's assumptions are t...

Remember this is the time of year to fall ahead, not go backward...

What do you think of as fall approaches? Do you look at it as a time to hunker down and get things in order before the winter? Or like when ...

Major office rent increases predicted in core Boston downtown locations

Between July and September 2014, Boston has seen in excess of 5.5 million s/f of office towers either sell or go under contract for sale. As...

Low interest rates drive high foreign capital interest in Boston real estate market

Winter may be coming, but the Boston real estate market is as hot as August, fueled by low interest rates, and both institutional and foreig...

1031 tax straddling provides added incentive to taxpayers selling investment property at end of year

Have you been feeling it? We have! Commercial real estate transactions have been up considerably in the last 2 years and a large percentage ...

Keeping quality appraisers is worth the expense

Buyers of appraisals are price sensitive, users of the appraisals are sensitive to quality. Price sensitivity being the primary motivator of...

My 10+ year journey to the prestigious MAI Designation

The Appraisal Institute's MAI Designation (MAI) is the held by appraisers who are experienced in the valuation and evaluation commercial, in...

Just released: Market Analysis for Real Estate, second edition

Market analysis is essential to real estate appraisal, and only an experienced, trained valuation professional can provide the type of in-de...