Spotlights

Much better than a Power Purchase Agreement - MassAmerican's nonprofit solar tax lease

Numerous policies support the implementation of solar photovoltaic systems. Some are state-level like the Massachusetts Renewable Portfolio ...

Boston real estate market maintains top spot - high demand for office and lab space

As we move further into 2014, Boston continues to lead real estate markets in the nation. Billions of dollars are changing hands each year i...

Boston's newest hot button - The South End/ Roxbury connector - Herald St. to Dudley Sq.

Many years ago prior to being at CBRE/NE, I was a development partner of Trammell Crow. One of our partner meetings was in Toronto, Canada w...

There are good things happening in our industry as we climb out of the recession

Still snow and ice on the ground and the temperature still feels like winter. In contrast, the newspapers are hot with new projects getting ...

Greater Springfield's office and industrial markets show positive signs of recovering marketplace

Greater Springfield's office and industrial markets continue to experience increased interest and activity with positive signs of a recoveri...

What to do when a new or replacement developer starts building a stalled project after a long delay

The market for condominiums has heated up again. This brings to the forefront the recurring problems that surface when a developer or a succ...

This year's winter weather dampened economic activity, but spring looks to brighten up

First Quarter 2014 needs data for March. However, January and February economic data have been moderate and positive. FED chair Janet Yellen...

A renewed vision of the city of Hartford's Downtown North

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With winter coming to an end, we are starting to see some improvement in projects starting up

The other day we all had a glimpse that the winter of 2013/2014 will be coming to an end at some point soon. With a little more light to bri...

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...