Spotlights

Tax abatements for problematic properties in the New Year

In my experience in representing taxpayers, the valuation that Boards of Assessors place on certain categories of real estate is often too h...

Why use a commercial mortgage broker? To help maximize your loans 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...

Of the Top 25 U.S. markets, 21 show positive RevPar growth in 2011, a positive trend to continue

The end of each year brings with happiness, wonderful times with family and friends and optimism for the coming new year. In addition, it yi...

Insurance marketplace in 2012 The crystal ball says.... hard market or soft??

As we gaze forward in an attempt to discern what type of marketplace 2012 will bring as it pertains to insurance costs we must first reflect...

2011 Greater Portland commercial real estate market showed signs of stability and slow improvement

In spite of continued global economic uncertainty, 2011 showed signs of stability and slow improvement in Greater Portland's commercial real...

2012 commercial real estate forecast: Cloudy with a good chance of...

As we begin the New Year a variety of headlines have attempted to put the commercial real estate market into perspective: "Slow Growth in 20...

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

Multi-family properties in the Eastern Mass. market have been the hottest commodity in the real estate market the last couple years. Due to ...

2012 should be another year of improvement as we adjust to changing supply and demand

The 2012 forecast for New Hampshire commercial real estate expects continued improvement in demand for quality industrial, retail and multif...

Conn. Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection discusses conceptual design for transformed cleanup program

Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) released a Report on Comprehensive Evaluation and Transformation of the Connecticut Cleanup Progr...

All indications are that 2012 will improve, with 2.4%-6% increase forecasted in construction spending

On any given day of any given week in 2011 you could have asked design and construction professionals what their forecast for future constru...