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The 78 million baby boomers are shaping the next 20 years of the hospitality industry - by Dennis Serpone

Dennis Serpone, NewEngland Restaurant Brokers Let’s start off acknowledging that we’re entering uncharted waters with a Trump presidenc...

CBRE’s “draft choices” as to which Boston markets to watch for in 2017 - by Webster Collins

Webster Collins, CBRE/New England What we have witnessed these past three years is that Boston is now something bigger. It is bigger than a...

New Hampshire Seacoast 2017 office and industrial market outlook - by Kent White and Christian Stallkamp

Kent White, CBRE|Portsmouth Seacoast office market by Kent White. 2016 has seen another year of positive absorption, with Seacoast office v...

Real estate management market is strong both on multifamily and office/retail side - by Christopher Mellen

Christopher Mellen, Simon Cos. As of mid-year 2017, our recovery from the Great Recession will be eight years old.  Although, to many acro...

2017 begins with a lot of questions as a new administration takes office in Washington - by Keith Wentzel

Keith Wentzel, Fantini & Gorga 2016 was another strong year for commercial real estate activity in greater Boston and New England. Deve...

Tax abatements for problematic properties in the New Year - by Saul Feldman and Angel Mozina

Saul Feldman, Feldman Law Office In my experience in representing taxpayers, the valuation that boards of assessors place on certain catego...

Greater Portland Class A and B office markets will continue to see improvements in 2017 - by Nate Stevens

Nate Stevens, CBRE | The Boulos Co. The Greater Portland office market continued to improve in 2016 as the vacancy rate fell for the 7th co...

How will the Trump presidency impact the property and casualty markets in 2017? - by Spencer Macalaster

Spencer Macalaster, Risk Strategies Co. As we enter the first quarter of 2017, our clients are asking for budget expectations on their 2017...

Chittenden County Vermont showing growth and change with areas of opportunity - by Doug Nedde

Chittenden County has experienced a flurry of development and change in the last two years and the market is one to watch.  A low point was the closing of Burlington College, which offered an alternative to larger, more expensive, traditional schools such as the University of Vermont. Due to overwhelming debt they sold 27.5 acres of waterfront property in 2015, closed their doors in May of 2016 and then sold an additional 32 acres and their 77,000 s/f  headquarters building. Developer Eric Farrell has purchased the Burlington College property and is proposing a 675 unit development containing a mix of multi-story condos and rental apartments.

Auburn industrial development offers flexibility in the industrial real estate marketplace - by Martin Reisner

Martin Reisner, Auburn Industrial Development Corp. The Auburn Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) is industrial and commercial real estate...