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A look ahead to '08

It's hard to believe but 2007 is in the history books. This time of year is traditionally one for forecasting and predicting trends. Here a...

Condyne acquires $22m Littleton Dist. Center; 840,000 s/f slated for completion

Condyne Real Estate Development has acquired the Littleton Distribution Center for $22 million. This newly constructed tilt up concrete buil...

Equity Residential completes first of five buildings for $168m West End Apartments

Mayor Thomas Menino was joined by Boston Redevelopment Authority director John Palmeri, representatives of Equity Residential and members of...

Baby boomers seek college connections for retirement

As the nation's 76 million baby boomers reach retirement age, many are seeking alternatives to the housing options that their parents had fo...

Search and share commercial R.E. headline news by category and region

To stay current with all the deals, events, people and dynamics that shape the commercial real estate industry we invite you to read all the...

CCIM New England's 2008 theme is Back to Basics

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Technically it is still autumn in New England, but someone forgot to tell that to Mother Nature as we...

A problem for appraisers is a call requesting a comp check

A continuing problem faced by appraisers is the call from the client requesting some sort of a "comp' check. The first issue is to clarify ...

NAIOP's Begelfer receives Shelter's Appreciation of Partnership Award

NAIOP Massachusetts was honored  for two decades of working to end homelessness at Shelter's annual  meeting, held at the Harvard Club...

Driven by Demand: Building Green from the User's Perspective

The demand for sustainable buildings by users has exploded, resulting in "green" rapidly becoming a must-have tenant amenity in today's mark...

The Grossman Cos. provided time and money to Habitat for Humanity

On November 28th, with warm memories of Thanksgiving still fresh, eleven associates from The Grossman Cos. Inc., traded their pens and compu...