Spotlights

Two effective home sale programs used by relocation companies: the BVO and the GBO Buyer Value Option and Guaranteed Buyout

Ah, the spring of 2006, real estate and relocation companies around New England were in full swing. Buyers were competing to purchase homes,...

Now is the time to get out, circulate, renew old connections and establish new ones

As we approach the start of another spring we in the design community wonder what news will come that will bring our industry back to its fo...

Their is good news out in the marketplace, but sometimes you have to look hard to find it

Sitting down to write this column can be challenging some months. I heard on the radio this morning that we are likely in recession, and I d...

Going Green has made its way into the public spotlight and has become a critical issue

There is a growing trend nationally and internationally of redesigning the approach that developers, ownerships and property managers concep...

Providence office market remains an attractive alternative to regional and national investors

Office building sales have been "the story" over the last few years in Providence compared to the leasing market. The office properties that...

The fundamentals of the Waltham office market to remain stable throughout the rest of the year

The growth of the Waltham office market has plateaued over the past several quarters as rising rental rates have checked tenants' demand for...

Macmillan and Son negotiates 31,500 s/f sale to My3Sons, LLC

My3Sons, LLC, a division of Newman Properties of Brookline, purchased a 31,500 s/f building on Main St. from 1645 Main Street Realty Trust. ...

Who is responsible for the reduction in coverage of property insurance policies being marketed?

Over the past two decades, policyholders have seen the once broad coverage under their "all risk" property policies systematically reduced a...

New England Hotel Realty and its Lodging Econometrics researches Hotel Const. Pipeline

Nationally, the lodging construction pipeline reached a record level and, likely, its cyclical peak. In its fourth quarter 2007 report to t...

Springfield's industrial market remains stable with low vacancy and consistent rental rates

With the start of 2008 greater Springfield's industrial market place remains relatively stable with continued low vacancy rates and consiste...