Spotlights

People are travelling and spending; owners are comfortable selling and buyers are purchasing

As the summer winds down I see many hospitality owners and brokers with big smiles on their faces. It has been a wonderful summer for busine...

Computers and internet have given us the ability to break down geographical barriers

As the New England Real Estate Journal celebrates 50 years of reporting the region's real estate news, we wish them our heartfelt congratula...

Rhode Island industrial 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...

Summer is here, and commercial activity has notched up - due in part to tenants going "short"

Summer is here. It has been a cool, wet spring but commercial activity has notched up. Some of this, regarding leasing, is due to the trend ...

Differing interpretations of property "held for investment" or "for use in a trade or business"

The benefits of Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 are well known to real estate investors. Current recognition of gain on the sale of prope...

If one is to be in real estate, commercial real estate is surely a nice place to live right now

Several surveys by major brokerages contain statements such as, "Investors are once again proving that their confidence in commercial real e...

The billboard and property markets persist and continue to improve in efficiency and diligence

The commercial real estate market is transactions and the affiliated professions that team to make the market trades. The New England Real E...

Correct type of insurance can be used as a source of capital to help your company operate and grow

"Your building is on fire!" Terrible words to hear late at night - or anytime, for that matter. Without warning, a portion of your invested ...

50 Year Billboard Anniversary Q&A - Marianne Sullivan

Name: Marianne Sullivan Title: President Company: Sullivan & Sullivan Auctioneers LLC Location: Sandwich, MA Q. The approximate number of ye...

50 Year Billboard Anniversary Q&A - Martin Reisner

Name: Martin Reisner Title: Vice President, Property Manager Company: Auburn Industrial Development Corp. Location: Clinton, Mass. Q. The ap...