Spotlights

A.W. Perry’s 4 Pond Park available for office headquarters - 28,841 s/f at South Shore Park

Hingham, MA A.W. Perry, a relationship-driven real estate investment and services firm with offices in Boston and Hingham is marketing one o...

Tempered Optimism - by Keith Singh

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are shooting a movie in Quincy, a sure sign spring is around the corner and the commercial real estate market is back to full health. Well, no - the arrival of hometown Hollywood actors filming in our backyards is not a good indicator for the arrival of spring, or the health of commercial real estate markets.

Four ways to use Delaware Statutory Trusts for your 1031 Exchange - by Dwight Kay

Regardless of what economic trends are taking place, Delaware Statutory Trusts provide investors four timeless benefits for their 1031 Exchanges including deferring capital gains taxes, eliminating the headaches of active management (think the Three T’s: tenants, toilets, and trash), and the ability to create a more diversified* portfolio.

Derby Street Shops features open air shopping, first-to-market brands, dining, and more

Hingham, MA Open air shopping and lifestyle destination Derby Street Shops has been a part of the South Shore since 2004. Nearly twenty years after opening, Derby Street is connected more than ever to the community and its changing needs. As the South Shore’s population has grown by 7-10% in post-pandemic years,

Material supply effecting every industry - by Earle Wason

Yogi Berra was credited with the following line, “its deja vue all over again.” There are some exceptions to my article last year but not many. I know those who read this article are aware of the strange times we live. In my 50 years in the real estate business,

Real estate and cyber liability - by Spencer Macalaster

The past 36 months have been unprecedented with respect to society, work environments and political dictates. Entire companies pivoted to remote work environments in a matter of days. The consequential strain on the IT infrastructure was also unprecedented. One consequence of this new paradigm

Liability protection for owners and operators of athletic facilities - by Matthew Welnicki

For amateur athletes, our local rinks, tracks, fields, parks, gyms, and other facilities are necessities. These require construction, maintenance, and supervision. Facility owners and operators must protect their clients, themselves, and their investments.

The development environment has changed a lot since last spring - by David O'Sullivan

Hard to believe it is already spring. Thankfully winter mostly stayed north of Boston in the ski areas of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Now it is time to get outside, enjoy the warmer weather and get those construction projects going. Or is it? Do you want to start a new project now? Can you make the numbers work for a

Cracks in the wall - by Bill Pastuszek

I usually write a market update  this time of year and have a look at industrial and office markets. Conventional wisdom rated 2022 as a transitional year with “blue skies forever” optimism largely gone. After the shock of the COVID shutdown and the dramatic rebound, new realities have set in.

Experiential retail is driving consumer traffic and extending the shopping day - by Bill Greene

As we move further from the peak of pandemic-induced restrictions and closer to a second summer with lessened and, often, little-to-no social limitations, it is clear that pent-up consumer demand for how we spend leisure time is