Spotlights

Strong absorption rates based on new tenant occupancy in greater Boston hide market slowdown

The greater Boston office market surged forward in the first quarter with 972,000 s/f of absorption based on new tenant occupancy, although ...

Exterior building maintenance is a good idea: The difference between reactive and pro-active

Exterior building maintenance is a budget item that every property must carry. Unfortunately, the question is always how much maintenance an...

Suffolk Construction's Career Start program: Building young talent from the ground up

A cornerstone for the success of any company is the quality of the people it recruits and retains. Suffolk Construction takes that seriousl...

Counseling clients in today's market requires analyzing market data and recent trends carefully

The market pause during this growth recession has created opportunities in real property markets. Opportunities of greater risk-adjusted rew...

HUD Section 202 affordable elderly multifamily properties refinancing opportunities

Rockport Mortgage Corp. (RMC) is one of the largest originators of HUD/FHA insured project loans nationwide, and the largest originator in N...

$770m cut to Medicare-financed nursing home care will have ripple effect to economy

The following is from an article written on May 13, 2008 for the American Health Care Assn. In releasing a new Lewin Group analysis of the B...

The subprime lending meltdown and its impact on the global D&O insurance market

Much has been written and experienced as a result of the subprime lending meltdown. Many great banking institutions, investment banks and he...

Spring market brings surge in buyers looking for high quality properties in the best locations

The spring market has brought a surge of new deals in the multi family market in recent weeks with most investors seeing the Boston area mar...

Rising costs stripping revenue sources in the New Hampshire economy

We are nearly half way through 2008. Every day people approach me and ask, "How are you doing? Are you busy?" The answer is we are very busy...

CresaPartners represents Zipcar in 21,122 s/f office lease in Cambridge

Chris Crooks, Daniel Sullivan, and Adam Subber of CresaPartners in Boston - a corporate real estate firm specializing in tenant representati...