Spotlights

As economic conditions continue to improve, so should the golf industry

For the first time in years we can stay that things are looking up in the golf industry, we are cautious however as improvement will likely ...

How can the state alleviate the problem of hotel rooms becoming housing for homeless families?

It all started one cold day a few years ago. The shelters were full and a mother and two children needed a place to stay. The young mother a...

Auburn industrial development offers flexibility in the industrial real estate marketplace

The Auburn Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) is industrial and commercial real estate developer offering high-end warehouse, R&D, flex, an...

All companies should evaluate cyber liability coverage during their next renewal cycle

As we enter the first quarter of 2014, many real estate holding companies are asking their insurance brokers for insight into their insuranc...

A rapidly recovering commercial market in 2014: Boston metro apartment sector leading the way

Two to three years ago there was serious doubt whether the real estate Industry would ever survive the Great Recession that we were all expe...

Occupancy of multi-family properties in Greater Boston has increased dramatically

The number of multi-family sales with 9 units or more decreased from 167 in 2012 to 129 in 2013. Most of the decrease can be attributed to t...

Sustainability offers an opportunity for revenue growth and tenant retention

2014 is underway. It is January here in New England, and it is cold. It has been a hard winter, not so much with snow, but with ice, wind, c...

As in all aspects of business the strong owners survive and the weak are absorbed

As restaurant specialists, we've never seen it so busy. Restaurant chains are expanding everywhere... either through opening company-owned u...

No brick-and-mortar retail category will be insulated from the impact of e-commerce

You can't help but notice, between Thanksgiving and Christmas for the last several years, the divergence between reported internet sales and...

2014 shows continued vitality with new inquiries, proposals and pipeline remains full

Going into 2014, all commercial market sectors are showing increased activity over 2012 and the first half of 2013, whether on the sale or l...