Spotlights

2012 looks like it will follow the trend of previous years slow positive growth, which is not bad

A few years ago, in an article I wrote for this publication, I talked about a five year turnaround for our business, and when the commercial...

Forecast: Partly sunny with a chance of solar energy; high in the upper 60's

Maybe, it's a little early to predict what our commercial real estate outlook will be this upcoming spring. However, if we can use our curre...

Highs are not as high, and lows are not as low, but we are not immune to dramatic changes

When discussing market trends, forecasts, or just general conditions of the state, you will at some point hear a variation of the following:...

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 ...