Category: Finance

Tax implications on commercial real estate - by Mark Zink

Tax implications on commercial real estate - by Mark Zink

May 11, 2018
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the country’s largest tax overhaul since 1986, has forced business owners and investors across sectors to re-evaluate their business models and portfolios. While it’s too early to understand the full impact of the tax
Golf communities:  Moving in, or moving out? - by Daniel Calano

Golf communities: Moving in, or moving out? - by Daniel Calano

May 11, 2018
Weeks ago, I read a story in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) suggesting people were leaving golf communities in order to move downtown to experience more urban living.  Like other suburban transplants, they were looking for neighborhood,
Housing affordability  - Economic feasibility - by Brett Pelletier

Housing affordability - Economic feasibility - by Brett Pelletier

May 11, 2018
Reports throughout the Boston commercial real estate markets are positive and the outlook for the year is, as ever, cautiously optimistic; nothing new there.  Rents are up, pricing is up, occupancy is up, the pipeline is full, and employment is near full.
E-Commerce:  Winners and losers - by Rocco Quaresima

E-Commerce: Winners and losers - by Rocco Quaresima

May 11, 2018
E-Commerce has long been blamed for the weakening of brick and mortar retailers as we continue to witness big box stores close their doors. Landlords are typically left with large spaces that are often costly and difficult to reconfigure into
Appraisal is a process which finds rationality in market behaviors - by Bill Pastuszek

Appraisal is a process which finds rationality in market behaviors - by Bill Pastuszek

April 13, 2018
Appraisal is a process which finds rationality in market behaviors that strike the average person as mysterious, not logical, and sometimes irrational. In markets such as we are experiencing today there is a certain inexorable motion where many are striving to see what may be below the surface.