Spotlights

Industrial Outdoor Storage: The saga begins - by David Skinner

Over the last 10 years, the industrial sector of real estate has undergone growing pains that have elevated its status to that of the other investment classes of real estate such as multifamily and CBD office. I have written nauseatingly often about the particular drivers here at the New England Real Estate Journal since 2018

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Review of 1031 Tax-deferred Exchanges - by Brendan Greene and Mark McCue

Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1031 allows a property owner, who holds property for “the productive use in a trade or business or for investment” to defer paying capital gains taxes if the property owner sells such property, identifies “like kind” property

Summertime...the living is easy? - by Bill Pastuszek

Here it is, more than halfway through July. Commercial real estate (CRE) markets are scraping by, volumes are down, rates are still up, and there are few transactions. There is no clear trend from quarter to quarter. The most noteworthy part of the summer so far has been a long – but

I have lived through many slowdowns in my career and each has a different personality - by Earle Wason

In the 1950s and 1960s there was a television crime show: Dragnet. Joe Friday the lead detective had a slogan used often in the show: “just the facts ma’am, just the facts.” Unfortunately, the facts for 2024: lower hotel revenues, lower occupancy rates and lower room

The morphing of real estate occupancies and its impact on risk management - by Spencer Macalaster

Having sat on the board of directors for the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District, we are intimately aware of the social, financial and employee impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Boston’s commercial real estate district. Footfall traffic has dropped and tenant office space

Welcome to the Old Normal - by Justin Lamontagne and Sam LeGeyt

The Southern Maine commercial real estate market is fine. Admittedly, that’s a very vanilla descriptor, but it’s accurate. Since COVID, our market, like many, has been going gangbusters with increasing values and demand across all sectors. We had record-setting years in

Anticipation of Fed’s rate cuts poised to unlock capital, driving investment surge in 495 Corridor - by Nate Nickerson

The industrial real estate market in the 495 Corridor has shown resilience amidst economic fluctuations over the past few years. As we look towards the latter half of 2024 and into 2025, there is growing anticipation that the Federal Reserve may lower interest rates. This potential rate

Office and industrial markets navigating notable transformations - by Kristie Russell

The New Hampshire office and industrial markets are experiencing significant shifts as we move past the halfway point of 2024. Despite the rising vacancy rates in both markets, some tenants still struggle to find the right space due to amenities, location, or size

Analyzing the return on investment leads to increased activity among restaurant sellers - by Dennis Serpone

An increase in operating costs, supply chain concerns, and the ongoing struggle of maintaining a consistent workforce has caused many owners of food and liquor businesses to consider the possibility of selling. This is certainly why we see so many restaurants, both big and small,