Spotlights

Gerry McGonagle - 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins June 1st - National Hurricane Preparedness Week

Sure, the weather still feels like April. But according to the planner, May 22nd-28th is national Hurricane Preparedness Week. The Atlantic ...

Mike Giuttari - Landlords and sellers have to come to realization that rental rates and sale prices have bottomed out

In the downtown Providence office market, there has not been the large volume of deals, but the deals that have happened, or are in the pipe...

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...

Phase I of the 910,000 s/f mixed-use Milltown Commons development is underway

Milltown Commons is a multi-phased mixed-use development currently underway in its Phase 1 dedication of a newly opened hospital with urgent...

Judy Audette - J.K. Scanlan keeps at forefront of technology to provide clients with important tool in productivity

It seems as though we have fast forwarded 2011 and here we are, late May. Despite the rain that won't cease to fall, construction outlook fo...

Denis Hanks - Plymouth Regional Economic Development Foundation is the South Shore's "one stop shop"

Destination, Plymouth In the ever changing world of economic development and small business assistance in today's economy one thing remains ...

Donald Greenhalgh - U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board may ease new lease accounting standards

As a regional CPA firm that specializes in real estate, we are vigilant when it comes to issues that could have a significant impact on our ...

Webster Collins - Keep your eyes open for pockets of opportunity which will develop post recession

Prior to World War II, a series of small battleships were built to try to hide under world treaties that had been signed. To many people, th...

David O'Sullivan - Recent success shows a trend toward infill developments near the city or existing urban cores

As we move into the summer season will all are hopeful for better times ahead. The news out of Washington, DC is for more job growth and imp...

Eric Allon and David Doyle - Do landlords guaranty payment of tenant-contracted improvements?

Continuing a series of court decisions adverse to landlords, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently found that a tenant's contrac...