Spotlights

Pursuit of value and quality favors Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) contracts

The economy of the last few years has limited the number of project opportunities for contractors and this is unlikely to improve dramatical...

It's a great time to build; costs are stable and competition intense at general contractor and subcontractor level

The Mayan Calendar is set to end December 21, 2012. Many a doomsday pundit believes the apocalypse will occur December 21, 2012 - 5,126 year...

Presidential election year politics likely to impact tax laws unless Congress takes action

With a Presidential election on the horizon, you may think your business is safe from new taxes in 2012, since politicians are reluctant to ...

2012: What do "we" predict will happen in the job and capital markets and marketability risk

My end of real estate, the Valuation & Advisory business, more often than not, is a team effort. Teams are created to answer the issues we a...

Signs for improvement in the housing market are there, just not as strong as we would like

As we enter the New Year there are mixed signals with the economy and the long hoped for recovery. Over the last few years the architecture ...

Room for economic optimism as 2012 begins: Brokers showing space is an encouraging sign

Predicting the economic future is about as easy as predicting whether or not the Patriots will win their fourth Super Bowl in the Belichick-...

Town of Suffield seeks developer to create a dynamic, pedestrian-friendly town center

Suffield is a community of approximately 14,000. It has a picturesque main street and attractive country setting. The town has invested $2 m...

Top Stories: June 2011

Eaton and Carlton of Grubb & Ellis rep. Monkey Sports in $8 million sale; Joseph Laham was represented by Barker of Boston Real Estate Advis...

Top Stories: July 2011

Conrad and McEvoy of The Conrad Group broker 86,000 s/f lease for SSEC, project team includes Roth & Seelen, Inc. and Coler & Colantonio Cor...

Top Stories: August 2011

Fairlane Properties purchases 275 Wildwood Ave. for $16.1 million - 172,000 s/f property; Lemire and Pullen of CBRE rep. seller, Colony Real...