Spotlights

Why use the services of a commercial mortgage broker? To sort out what is best 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...

The Town of Branford is a sound choice for businesses to relocate or expand

At its May meeting the south central Connecticut CID featured Branford's first selectman and the chairman of the town's economic development...

Boston is busy building: Construction, permitting and pipeline are in record setting territory

Current construction, permitting and pipeline put the Boston metropolitan area in record setting territory for additions to supply in reside...

Mid-year commercial/industrial/residential market review and forecast for 2013

If you attended the 2013 SIOR/NAIOP Mid-Year Review Program on June 13 at Boston's Westin Waterfront Hotel, you had to leave the event excit...

A groundbreaking summer introduces new opportunities for the city of Presidents

With a variety of new residential and commercial construction projects, improved transportation networks, numerous public sector improvement...

Clearly the market psychology has changed and taking stock of your financing needs makes sense

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference." - R...

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...

As the summer rolls along, we expect the hotel market to continue to improve

It's mid-July and the entire east coast is gripped by an intense heat wave. It makes me laugh to hear people in New England complain about t...

Huge tax savings on capital gains by using Section 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange

The lazy, hazy days of summer may be in full swing but there's no "just hanging around" happening here in the §1031 exchange division. Th...

Architecture and engineering industry study reports profits and hiring on the rise

After three years of slow but continuing improvement, architecture and engineering (A&E) firms are healthier now than at any time since the ...