Spotlights

How do you determine an independent restaurant's appropriate market value?

To begin with, we have to determine what type of food operation we are considering. Generally speaking, the three main categories of food an...

Rhode Island 2010 stabilization ahead as it becomes affordable again and presents opportunities

As we look forward to 2010, it's helpful to look back a little. As bad as 2009 felt in the real estate market, there was still activity. Sal...

New opportunities for business development, living and working in Southeastern Mass. in 2010

The 2010 economic outlook for the companies wishing to expand or relocate to the Commonwealth's lowest cost region with ample human resource...

A commercial mortgage broker can bring value to a transaction by maximizing the 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...

We believe in the economic fundamentals and remain bullish on investment and management opportunities

As the year came to an end, the entire hotel industry dreamed of better days ahead. Everyone asked themselves: could 2010 possibly be worse ...

A lot of positive talk about Western Mass. and the possibility of "advanced manufacturing" coming

I always get nervous when Patty calls to see if I'll do the review for Western Mass. While I'm deeply appreciative of the opportunity to pro...

Changing roles of RE professionals - Making sure your Error and Omissions insurance keeps up

The massive shifts in the housing market and in the larger economy have sent real estate professionals scrambling for ways to respond and ma...

(Not so) random thoughts on the commercial real estate investment market for 2010

Capital flows to where risk adjusted returns are perceived to be the highest. This is a fundamental tenet of Finance 101. Capital hasn't slo...

CBRE/Boulos' office market survey reflects signs of health and stabilizing vacancy rate

It seems, for once, the pundits and prognosticators were right in their predictions. 2009 was to be a year of "tentative recovery", "slow-gr...

The Boston commercial real estate market after recovery from the "Great Recession"

Boston is fortunate in having in our city CBRE's global chief economist, Ray Torto. When I asked for his prediction as to when our country w...