Spotlights

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...

2012 a strong year with predicted growth to start 2013: Several markets showing signs of renewed activity

Pent-up demand, more readily accessible financing, and "relatively" stronger consumer demand has generated a stronger than predicted year-en...

How to turn around a good construction project that has gone bad

"A construction engineer and advisor shares some of his experiences and insights gained over the years in righting failed construction proje...

The commercial real estate loan reset catastrophe: Not likely to occur under current federal policy

I was recently re-reading an old 2009 article forecasting potential commercial real estate defaults, due to a tsunami of short-term financin...

Buy or lease? It's not an easy decision, but with proper guidance you can make an educated decision

Wouldn't you rather own your property than lease it for your business? The question is more complicated than you think. There are many facto...