Spotlights

Current and future issues affecting liquidity in the commercial real estate capital markets

It is clear that the New England real estate market, long stagnant, is not improving much in the short term. How about the long term view? A...

The sky is falling, the sky is falling: Don't believe everything you read in cyberspace

Once again cyberspace and email accounts are abuzz with claims regarding a "3.8% transfer tax on the sale of real estate as part of the Heal...

Trends in senior housing/healthcare market as owners and operators adapt to changing landscape

The United States is in the early stages of a major demographic shift as the generation of baby-boomers enters retirement. The following dis...

Positive trends continued through September and the future appears bright for the hotel industry

It's mid-October and fall is definitely here. Turning leaves bring out "leaf peepers" while leisure and business travel is hitting its peak....

2012 insurance marketplace fall preview: Has the hardening market materialized?

There has been a great deal of discussion in early 2012 of a hardening market, the question remains has it materialized? Property and casual...

Proposed commercial developments in Portland show market optimisim

Southern Maine's commercial real estate market continues to show signs of improvement in the 3rd Quarter of 2012. One key indicator is the a...

Historic redevelopment of Merchants Row is the start of $1.6 billion New Quincy Center

When Thomas Koch, mayor of Quincy announced in 2009 a plan to renovate downtown Quincy that will be in excess of a billion dollars, he and t...

Why use a commercial mortgage broker? To help maximize your loan dollars

With the range of lending sources available today to the real estate developer and owner, the question is always asked, why use the services...

People will start playing more golf and demand for tee times will increase as economy recovers

In the late 1990s, golf companies and local developers were buying land to build courses and aggressively bidding up prices for existing gol...

Elevating expectations: Diversity of talent, skill and achievement fuels growth at Freeman Cos.

Setting standards very high is a natural outgrowth when you've reached the pinnacle of the planet. Rohan Freeman, P.E., L.S., president of F...