Spotlights

The insurance marketplace in 2011: More of the same or major change?

The insurance marketplace has been characterized throughout 2010 as competitive. Buyers with good loss histories have experienced modest red...

Maine's roller coaster: suburban class B office rate drops to 6.73%, downtown class A rose to 11.16%

Last January I wrote with tepid confidence that things seemed to be improving in the Greater Portland office market. 2008 and 2009 were very...

According to NAR, the commercial real estate markets are stabilizing and will see slight uptick

As the economy mended itself in the 3rd and 4th quarter of 2010, The commercial real estate market flattened out. 2011 will bring a modestly...

What works? You may consider expanding your reach and targeting a unique market

What can we do to get those lingering properties sold? Can we cast a wider net? How? What works anyway in marketing and selling properties? ...

Price is the number one reason properties do not sell whether we are in a boom or bust market

There is a pent-up demand by buyers seeking to purchase multi family properties in the Greater Boston area. Limited inventory and all-time l...

New Hampshire's office and industrial markets, while different, will show similar trends in 2011

The office and industrial real estate markets in New Hampshire are different products, but the 2011 trends for both are similar. The New Ham...

Is the 2011 housing forecast brighter than the current weather forecast?

To the chagrin of commuters and shovellers alike, the weather forecasters so far in 2011 have been fairly accurate. Forecasting the housing...

Unbridled optimism has returned to many areas of the restaurant industry

The strong restaurant concepts have survived, the weak are still struggling and the others are just plain 'gone'. The euphoria that existed ...

On a clear path: Trumbull's office of economic and community development is optimistic for 2011

It was a journey of challenges, perseverance and good fortune as Trumbull, Connecticut traversed through 2010. This month, as economists beg...

Firms that prosper will have market diversity and be able to strategize how to get over the mountain

As we roll into 2011, the dynamics of the real estate and construction markets are beginning to show some stability as the underpinning of e...