Spotlights

Start digging around and find those forgotten sites and old buildings: The opportunities are there

Fall is here and in some areas mortgage foreclosures are as numerous as fallen leaves on the ground. As the leaves disappear the buyers seem...

Midway through the 2001-2014 market cycle: Sound judgment will start to come into play

After the 2001-2003 real estate recession, we are now six years beyond its start, through the recovery phase, and into an expanding market. ...

Piling on: Foreclosure sales can trigger unexpected capital gains tax for owners

Foreclosure rates have increased dramatically recently, and the trend is expected to continue through the last quarter of 2007. Many foreclo...

CBRE Capital Market arranges $3.8m refinancing

The Boston office of the debt and equity placement division of CBRE | Capital Markets has arranged for the $3.8 million financing for two Cl...

Jones Lang LaSalle executes $52.3m sale of Federal Express portfolio

Jones Lang LaSalle has negotiated the sale of the Federal Express portfolio from individual entities of Berkshire Acquistion LLC to individu...

Beacon Communities acquires 384-unit apartments community for $50m

Beacon Communities LLC has acquired a 384-unit apartment community. The community, on a 38 acre campus, originally Presidential Acres, will ...

Codman Co. brokers $14.5m sale of 20,000 s/f building

The Codman Company has brokered the sale of 45 Brattle St./66 Church St., a 20,000 s/f office and retail building for $14.5 million. James B...

GVA Williams brokers 15,633 s/f lease renewal for Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP

John Hennessey and Stephen Lombardi of GVA Williams represented Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP in its recent 15,633 s/f lease renewal at the top floor ...

NAI Hunneman sells 12 units at Commonwealth Ave. for $3.65m

NAI Hunneman has brokered the $3.65 million sale of 195 Commonwealth Ave., a 8,500 s/f 12-unit apartment building. David Ross, executive vi...

Jones Lang LaSalle brokers sale of 18 Tremont St. for $49.5 million

Jones Lang LaSalle has negotiated the sale of 18 Tremont St. on behalf of Meritage Properties to BPG Properties for $49.5 million or $261 pe...