Spotlights

Denis Hanks - Plymouth Regional Economic Development Foundation is the South Shore's "one stop shop"

Destination, Plymouth In the ever changing world of economic development and small business assistance in today's economy one thing remains ...

Spencer Macalaster - Insurance marketplace in 2011 - Mid-year report indicators are pointing to a firming market?

The insurance marketplace through the first half of 2011 remained relatively competitive. Buyers with positive loss histories experienced fl...

John Torvi - A list of all the do's and don'ts of short sales for real estate agents

When an agent evaluates whether to list a property that is under water, the agent must recognize that the seller may be looking to the agent...

Rich Cawley - The problem in today's market is the gap between what a buyer will pay and what a seller will accept

There is a pent-up demand by buyers seeking to purchase multi family properties in the Greater Boston area. Limited inventory and all-time l...

Kevin Fletcher - Tenant activity picking-up, retail market strong: The second half of 2011 shows great promise

FINALLY, some activity! The phone is ringing. I'm not going to write anything about the difficulties of the past few years but will only wri...

Web Collins - The two sides of the time bar in commercial real estate: How long will it take to get back to where we were?

Nowhere in dictionaries of real estate terms is "time" properly defined. The time component in real estate is an increasingly more and more ...

Amato Bocchino - Condominiums and common area construction defects - There may be less time to act than you think

Construction defects in the common areas of a condominium building can result in cracks, leaks, flooding and so on. The condominium associat...

Garry Holmes and Craig Johnston - 2011 will mark the turnaround for Boston's suburban office market; well positioned for future

The Boston suburban office market experienced slight negative absorption in Q2. However, we still feel 2011 will prove to be the turnaround ...

Sidney Spiegel - 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...

Saul Feldman - I believe the Uniform Condo Act (UCA) is superior to the Mass. Condo Act (Chapter 183A)

It is mid-year. In looking back over the first half of 2011, I have concluded that the most gratifying thing I have done professionally was ...