Spotlights

Citizen Ambassador Program, People to People, goes to The Great Wall of China

The Citizen Ambassador Program, People-to-People, was founded by President Eisenhower in 1956 to foster (free from government restrictions) ...

City of New Haven is now the engine driving the economy of Connecticut

A goal of every urban area is to continue improving the quality of life for its residents, businesses and environment. As a general rule "q...

Brooks Props. seeks to build and maintain quality buildings that will benefit the Merrimack Valley

"Nothing takes the place of persistence," reads the inspirational message hanging on the wall in the executive office of Brooks Properties, ...

Stable institutional core attracts new development to the Greater New Haven market

Investors continue to demonstrate interest in the Greater New Haven multifamily market despite the recent capital markets shakeup and fallou...

Burlington, Mass. area office market experiences moderate growth and strong fundamentals

After a record-breaking 2007, the northwest office market (Burlington, Bedford, Lexington, Billerica, and Concord) experienced moderate grow...

A simplified explanation of the sub prime melt down and its effect on the commercial RE market

A recent email from NHAR presented a table of home values by New Hampshire counties for the period 1998-2007. The point was that New Hampshi...

R.I. commercial real estate market report: office sector is solid in Providence and suburbs

The Rhode Island commercial real estate market is healthy with the current market in the tenant's favor. There is a feeling that the capita...

Modest growth expected for Vermont's retail, office and industrial markets

The outlook for 2008 is fairly positive with modest growth rates expected to increase in all markets: retail, office and industrial. RETAIL...

Technology has put information at the brokers fingertip and helps clients with site selection

In a letter dated January 18, 1926 from the real estate department of S.S. Kresge Company (became Kmart) a Mr. Plunkett wrote to Nathaniel N...

Linear Retail Properties leases 4,100 s/f at Lincoln Plaza in Boston

International luxury home furnishing retailer The Morson Collection has signed a 15-year lease at Lincoln Plaza. Scheduled to open in May, t...