Spotlights

Retail tales: The e-commerce, brick and mortar connection

These days we are inundated with information on new technology on how to shop better, cheaper, and faster. Shoppers can be amused, entertain...

Condominium within a condominium should be used more often than it has been used in Mass.

A resurgence of condominium activity in the current real estate market together with issues regarding mixed-use condominiums requires all of...

Strong finish to 2013 will lead to continued growth in the coming year

2013 has shown solid growth in several market sectors of the construction industry and we see this growth to continue, and possibly accelera...

Debt ceiling impacts: A concern, but worry more about underlying issues

Okay, you're worried but tired of this whole discussion on the debt ceiling. Hopefully, by the time you read this, this crisis will have pas...

Remembering the basics can be important in economic development

You know the book "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten?" As the president of a local development corporation in the greater...

Why use the services of a commercial mortgage broker? To get the best deal for the client

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

More of the same for most markets as supply and demand goes unchanged for the foreseable future

What can we expect for years to come; much of the same with modest improvement. The industry got a shot in the arm in 2012, as rounds rose b...

Now is a good time to review your insurance coverage in the context of a catastrophic event

A tide of flood insurance rate increases is rolling in, despite the efforts of state and federal legislators to stem it in waterlogged areas...

Top trends in the Mass. commercial RE market: rents rising, vacancy lowering and spec building

Although the real estate recovery is slow, the commercial real estate market is showing definite signs of improvement. As a mid rear review,...

Greater Boston area multi-family properties continue to be hot commodity, even with rate increase

Multi-family properties in the Greater Boston area continue to be a hot commodity even with the recent increases in interest rates. Since Ma...