Spotlights

The recovery from recession - The tale of two markets - The office market

Markets recover differently depending on product type. This is one of two companion articles which describe the apartment* and office market...

For owners of commercial real estate, patience and endurance needed are the traits most needed

The foliage tells us that fall is in full stride. Many companies are, or just have, completed their budgets for 2010. In virtually all cases...

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

Over the last several months we have begun to see an upward trend in pricing on quality garden style buildings built after 1960. Recent sale...

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...

The health of our industry is about jobs, and N.H. will be offering more jobs as we move forward

The economy of N.H. has taken a severe blow, losing approximately 15,000 jobs and with residential real estate values declining between 20-4...

The deals that are closing are those where the seller is motivated and buyer feels he's getting a good deal

After being in the restaurant brokerage business since 1980 (ugh...almost 30 years) I've seen the ups and downs of the market, just like the...

"Cleaning for Health" - Is your business prepared for a possible H1N1 flu virus outbreak

The recent increase in confirmed H1N1 infections has created heightened awareness of measures that the public at large can take to protect t...

We are seeing a turnaround: The last 3 months of 2009 will certainly be the best of the year

The Rhode Island commercial market, through good times and bad, is always characterized by stability, limited availability of good product, ...

Amenities, tax incentives and transportation improvements stimulate growth in Quincy, Mass.

The month of September 2009 was very kind to the economic growth and development of the city of Quincy, a waterfront community located seven...

A regional report on employment, office, retail and apartment outlooks for the Boston metro area

CWCapital and its in-house research and consulting group, Maximus Advisors, provide the following excerpt from their recent report on the lo...