Spotlights

2009 and counting: New Hampshire commercial real estate forecast: A double edged sword

Being asked to write the forecast for commercial real estate in New Hampshire is a doubled edged sword. Being too rosy and one is labeled a ...

The job market for the year 2008 proved to be a trying one - Hire now to plan for the future

The job market for the year 2008 proved to be a trying one stretching not only from Wall Street and other financial markets but to the comme...

Real estate investing for 2009: TICs, DSTs, private placement, REITs or oil & gas?

The place to look for the best investment values in real estate today is in the institutional market. Some value-added and opportunistic rea...

Greater Portland's office market will continue to operate in a challenging environment for 2009

Greater Portland's 11.3 million s/f class A and class B office market will continue to operate in a more challenging environment for leasing...

Robert Marcus R.E. 2009 market predictions: The future will prevail but only after losses are realized

Okay, it's January 22nd and here are my predictions for the rest of 2009: Cool spring, hot summer, cool fall and freezing winter. During the...

Show me the money, the math, the facts, the NOI, the who, what, when, where, why and the how!

Show me the money. The math. The facts. The comparables. The tax ramifications. The net operating income. The costs to build & build out. Th...

Senior housing investment market to remain positive over next several months

Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage Co. recently released a Seniors Housing Research Report. Highlights for each of the four...

Hotel owners! Its time to become partners with your lender - "N.O.I. - It's all that matters"

"N.O.I. - It's ALL that matters." I received a button with that phrase while working in the Hotel Group assisting other work-out officers an...

Western Mass. industrial market: These are extraordinary times and will end, eventually

I really hate to upset the current trend of doom and gloom but our business, as measured by total volume saw a 15.5% increase over 2007. Buc...

Commercial build-to-suit market forecast 2009: Strong market position will weather this cycle

The financial chaos in 2008 has brought a large portion of the world's developed nations into uncharted economic territory. Those who did no...