Spotlights

Boston's suburban office market will show noticeable improvement in 2010

As the Boston suburban office market bumps along the bottom showing early signs of a recovery, are the fundamentals in place for 2011 to be ...

Better opportunities ahead! Boston remains a desirable place with a diverse economy

As we wake up in New England to cool temperatures, we have be thankful that we are living in this area despite the prospect of winter approa...

A summary of Section 173 of Chapter 240 of the Acts of 2010: A miracle may exist!

The Massachusetts Real Estate Market is hopefully on the mend, but obtaining financing is difficult at best, tenants are still contracting o...

Gypsum-based levelers offer a safe, environmentally friendly choice

A lot has been blamed over the years on "white patch" and "gypsum floors." Truth is, quality gypsum based products are not only floor-friend...

A CMBS borrower/lender retrospective: The old, the new and the now

A natural evolution has occurred in the CMBS world from the genesis of the industry in the early 1990s through present day and no doubt the ...

Newtown has readily available commercial and industrial properties for development

Located in northeastern Fairfield County along I-84 the town of Newtown has readily available commercial and industrial properties for comme...

Yielding above market returns through creative approaches to construction and use

The current real estate market can continue to offer above market returns for new properties by applying extra creative effort on both the m...

Old Colony Crossroads Collaborative update: Fastest growing region in the Commonwealth

The Old Colony Crossroads Collaborative (OCCC) is an emerging regional economic development group in the northern portion of southeastern Ma...

On schedule toward recovery in the Boston market; When will equilibrium return?

In January of each year, CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) holds an internal "kick off" meeting on the year(s) ahead. In January 2009, CBRE's global c...

Boston Realty Advisors named agent for two properties on Charles Street

Boston Realty Advisors has been retained to sell 86 Charles St. and 120 Charles St. The 86 Charles St. property consists of 12 residential u...