Spotlights

Diversity of the Western Mass. economy provides some protection during recession

Eighteen months into the current economic downturn and the economy of Western Massachusetts is battered but not beaten. The unemployment rat...

Greater Springfield real estate market experiences a year of fairly strong performance

Once again sitting down to write about Colebrook's Annual Office Survey of Greater Springfield, I am assaulted by intrusive sports analogies...

Market interest and activity remain consistent in Springfield's commercial and industrial markets

As Greater Springfield's commercial and industrial real estate markets enter the second quarter of 2009 the marketplace has experienced a dr...

Shair of M&J Associates leases 1,025 s/f to LuxeSmile at The Shops At Ocean's Gate

According to Mark Shair, president of M&J Associates, Dedham, LuxeSmile has opened at The Shops At Ocean's Gate. The 40,000 s/f shopping cen...

McLaughlin Investments brokers $1.55 million sale

John McLaughlin, CCIM, CRE of McLaughlin Investments, Inc. has sold 103-111 Terrace Hall Ave. for $1.55 million. The site consists of a 21,...

Aho of O'Brien Comm'l. Props. sells 6 Bryan Way in Ayer for $450,000

Joel Aho of O'Brien Commercial Properties recently represented 22 Bryan Way Realty Trust in the sale of 6 Bryan Way. The 5,050 s/f building ...

R. W. Holmes and CBRE lease 75,000 s/f at Forest Ridge Park

According to R.W. Holmes Realty Co., Inc., American Power Conversion (APC) has extended its lease for 75,000 s/f at Forest Ridge Park, 85 Ra...

Glickman Kovago & Co. brokers $600,000 sale of 8,000 s/f office bldg.

Glickman, Kovago & Company brokered the sale of 11 Buffum Dam Rd. for $600,000. The 8,000 s/f office building sits on 10 acres approximately...

Claims management and risk retention

For some real estate owners, large insurance premiums may prompt them to assume a greater percentage of property and liability claim costs i...

Summers' time

From Marcus & Millichap's National Retail Report 2009 Market Forecast: "Declining consumer spending will weaken fundamentals in the Boston r...