Spotlights

The property managers' role in reducing vacancy rates is key in todays marketplace

As property managers we have watched vacancy rates soar in recent years. For those of us in property management we have been on the front li...

Price is the number one reason properties do not sell whether we are in a boom or bust market

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...

The state of the insurance industry: Insurance for real estate professionals

The market for professional insurance over the last few years has generally been considered a "soft" market. A soft insurance market is typi...

As Q1 2011 draws to a close the Greater Springfield industrial marketplace exhibits increase in activity

As the first quarter of 2011 draws to a close, Greater Springfield's industrial market place exhibits a tepid, but measurable increase in ma...

Positive signs of a slow and steady recovery amid Middle East, Japan, oil, war and unemployment crises

I spent the first week of March in Atlanta attending the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference. Unlike the other major hotel investment confere...

The market is uneven, making the value of experienced mortgage professionals important

The last two years in the capital markets have been difficult and unlike anything I have seen since starting in the business in 1972. For t...

The economy has caused a need for more multi-family construction to meet rental demand

As we spring forward this past weekend, along with the time change, there seems to be signs that some of the construction markets are also e...

Placemaking, an old idea that's new again, tries to improve the quality of life from the smallest scale

With the continued interest in Smart Growth or Responsible Growth (depending on which state or state office you use as a starting point), a ...

An outline of the steps a lawyer must take to properly represent a buyer of a condominium unit

This is a busy time of the year. There are many condominium unit closings scheduled for the coming months. In this article, I want to outl...

Choate Rosemary Hall prepatory school plans $10 million campus expansion in Wallingford

Choate Rosemary Hall, the internationally known preparatory school, plans to construct a $10 million expansion to its Wallingford campus. Ch...