Spotlights

By Paul McInnis - Auctions have been proven to be an established method to generate sales in up & down economies

It seems to be the increasingly trending word in the commercial real estate industry: auction. Over the past four years, buyers and sellers,...

By David Doyle and Todd Goldberg - Lessons learned in the commercial real estate brokerage agreement world*

Two people sign a brokerage agreement. The broker agrees to use best efforts to procure tenants. The owner agrees to pay a brokerage commiss...

By David O'Sullivan - Architects need to be a resource for clients on trends, new products, and methods

What is next? The news has been good in Boston if your work involves rental communities. Everyday there is news of another new community, a ...

By Webster Collins - Analyzing the 2011 third quarter office and industrial market bounce

Market bounces are truly rare. They occurred once in the 1980s, once in the late 1990s, and now Q3 2011. Market bounces start at very low po...

By Donald Greenhalgh - Economic and tax uncertainty is paralyzing the commercial real estate market

The word "may" best defines the current commercial real estate market. As in, the U.S. Congress may close tax loopholes. It may increase inc...

The Rhode Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute

The Rhode Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute announces with regret the passing of one of our members, Jacalyn Haggarty McDermott. Jac...

State of the appraisal industry - A real nail biter!

Over the last several years as the economy has gyrated wildly, so has the appraisal industry. Looking back, 2007 was a great year. Appraisal...

Are we at the bottom of the market downturn yet?

I usually hate to stick my neck out and predict the market too much because inevitably once you put it in print you will be wrong and lose s...

Appraisal Institute and MBREA present 2011 N.E. Appraisers Expo

The Massachusetts Chapter of the Appraisal Institute and the Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers are pleased to announce the openi...

Analyzing Q3 office and industrially market bounce

Market bounces are truly rare. They occurred once in the 1980', once in the late 1990s, and now Q3 2011. Market bounces start at very low po...