Spotlights

Positive signs of a slow and steady recovery amid Middle East, Japan, oil, war and unemployment crises

I spent the first week of March in Atlanta attending the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference. Unlike the other major hotel investment confere...

The market is uneven, making the value of experienced mortgage professionals important

The last two years in the capital markets have been difficult and unlike anything I have seen since starting in the business in 1972. For t...

The economy has caused a need for more multi-family construction to meet rental demand

As we spring forward this past weekend, along with the time change, there seems to be signs that some of the construction markets are also e...

Placemaking, an old idea that's new again, tries to improve the quality of life from the smallest scale

With the continued interest in Smart Growth or Responsible Growth (depending on which state or state office you use as a starting point), a ...

An outline of the steps a lawyer must take to properly represent a buyer of a condominium unit

This is a busy time of the year. There are many condominium unit closings scheduled for the coming months. In this article, I want to outl...

Choate Rosemary Hall prepatory school plans $10 million campus expansion in Wallingford

Choate Rosemary Hall, the internationally known preparatory school, plans to construct a $10 million expansion to its Wallingford campus. Ch...

Is cash balance plan right for your business? Now maybe the time to review your current program

A cash balance plan is a type of tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan. If you and other highly-compensated employees are currently max...

The Year of 2011: The Green Movement - Socially responsible building management and tenancy

Building owners focused on meeting market demand know the trend toward "Green" buildings is here to stay. They also know that the market wil...

We have a good feeling for this Spring with what we see and hear from our clients and peers

What does Spring mean to you? A rebirth? New growth? An awakening? Or just another season of the year? In the building industry, the Spring ...

Diminished expectations: Will construction and real estate development improve in 2011?

In early 2010, the conventional wisdom was that construction and real estate development would rebound. And with good reason - initially at ...