Spotlights

Groundbreaking brings condominium homes to premier conservation development: Lewis Farm

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, the largest real estate services organization in New England, is pleased to announce the introduction...

Predatory borrowers vs. predatory lenders: Both heavily contributed to today's mortgage crisis

There is little doubt that the unraveling of the housing market will cause significant hardship to many well intentioned homeowners who beli...

A fall preview of the commercial real estate market in New Hampshire: Not too much change

This wonderful fall, indian summer weather is masking the eventual arrival of winter (written before the rains came in early October). Soon ...

Getting it done with HUD financing: One of the best kept secrets in America

For apartments, assisted living facilities and skilled nursing facilities, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has the bes...

Alternate BMPs should be part of your construction sequence plans

When most professionals begin to design an erosion control plan, they usually start with two elements - perimeter silt fence and temporary s...

Central Maine economy charging forward: Challenges of examining & documenting the market

Economic developers have many different responsibilities. Of course, one of their primary ones is to collaboratively work with different fa...

Upcoming revaluations important topic of discussion in property tax circles

Fall is an important time for commercial property taxpayers in Connecticut. For those that own commercial real estate in municipalities slat...

Hotel investments will remain strong if priced as current underwriting standards dictate

The transaction market for investments in all real estate segments has changed for the better. Caution from lenders caused by the "sub-prime...

Capital markets: real estate has been re-priced for both debt and equity and that is a good thing

Capital remains available for real estate investment. What has changed is that debt capital is being priced to better reflect risk. In all ...

Green House model provides positive changes in delivery of care for assisted living facilities

A new wave in long-term care is the Green House Program, an innovative senior care model that de- institutionalizes long-term care by elimin...