Spotlights

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 ...

Don Greenhalgh - New England commercial real estate market stabilizing, but tax issues raise questions

The commercial real estate industry in New England appears to be finding its footing. Valuations are firming up and first-class office space...

Tom St. Jean - IRS ruling confirms opportunity to buy replacement property from a related party

Exchanges between related parties have been a major source of confusion. The absence of Regulations and the IRS' mixing-up of different rela...

Gill and Edgar of Sea Watch Realty sell 15,000 s/f office building

Sea Watch Realty, Inc. recently sold the Class A 15,000 s/f one story office building located at 750 Attucks Lane. The office building has f...

CBRE brokers three new leases for Synergy at 211 Congress

Synergy Investment & Development has executed three new leases totaling 13,000 s/f at 211 Congress St. 6,483 s/f was signed with Gerson Lehr...