The Massachusetts and Rhode Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute is hoping all of our friends and customers are staying safe during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
“May you live in interesting times,” is an English translation of an old Chinese proverb which is as much a blessing as a curse. In the three short months since the first reported outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a pandemic.
We are all getting a little tired and anxious, in hearing about corona virus. The news is full of uncertainty, which continues to drive down American confidence, stock value, and yes, even real estate values.
Roxbury, MA Fantini & Gorga has arranged permanent financing of $9.165 million for Roxbury Highlands. The loan was placed with a national bank. Roxbury Highlands is comprised of 50 affordable apartments supported by HUD project-based subsidies
Roxbury, MA Rockland Trust Bank has provided a $22 million loan to Cruz Development Corp. for the first mortgage construction and permanent loan financing of the Dr. Michael E. Haynes Arms building. The $34 million project will
Ayer, MA Cornerstone Realty Capital has arranged $9.1 million for the acquisition of an apartment property. The property consists of 76 units, spread between three, three-story garden-style buildings and four townhouses.
Brookline, MA Mike Marcone of Marcone Capital, Inc. has arranged the $18.4 million financing of a 47,227 s/f medical and general office building located at 822-826 Boylston St.
Boston, MA Eastern Bank welcomes Rex Lumber Co. as a new commercial banking customer. Founded in 1946, Rex Lumber is a third-generation, family-owned and operated business distributing hardwood lumber with revenue between $50 and $100 million.
Chelsea, MA The Community Economic Development Assistance Corp. (CEDAC) partnered with Local Initiatives Support Corp.(LISC) and its Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Accelerator Fund (ETODAF), to lend a total of $8.5 million in acquisition
Boston, MA Doug Landry, a principal at the real estate investment and advisory company FinanceBoston, has been named as a partner at the 16-year-old firm. Landry joined FinanceBoston as a principal in July 2018.
Although we are currently in the midst of the longest recovery in history, recent market events remind us that the economy is cyclical. Household debt is at a record high, while the saturated retail and restaurant sectors have been generating a number of high-profile Chapter 11