Spotlights

Preparing to sell a business: Owners and mangers should go through the "due dilligence" process

Volumes are written about the process of selling a business. Less is written about preparing to sell a business. For closely held and family...

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...

Why owners should keep an eye on current capital gains tax rates, set to expire at the end of 2010

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...

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...