Category: Spotlight Content

Support your favorite restaurant... eat out a lot!  - by Dennis Serpone

Support your favorite restaurant... eat out a lot! - by Dennis Serpone

August 28, 2020
Can you believe it? It was just Memorial Day...long overdue. Now we’re at the end of August. Labor Day is around the corner. With Thanksgiving and Christmas close behind. Where does the time go?
Project of the Month: Dacon Corp. constructs new 52,000 s/f Designers Choice distribution facility

Project of the Month: Dacon Corp. constructs new 52,000 s/f Designers Choice distribution facility

August 28, 2020
Boston, MA A strong proponent of business ethics, Designers Choice is known for consistent quality, fair pricing, employee well-being and environmental sensitivity. As
Darwinian selection process plays out in the  Southern N.H commercial real estate market - by Mike Harrington

Darwinian selection process plays out in the Southern N.H commercial real estate market - by Mike H...

August 28, 2020
As we all experience the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic it becomes all to apparent this virus, while indiscriminant in its spread across our country, its impact to business is disproportionally
Positive trends are developing during COVID,  and industrial real estate is as healthy as ever - by Sam LeGeyt

Positive trends are developing during COVID, and industrial real estate is as healthy as ever - by ...

August 28, 2020
Industrial real estate has been generally strong across the nation in the response to the last recession and prior to COVID-19. In Maine it doesn’t look like that is going to
Questions and Answers regarding industrial real estate during COVID-19 - David Skinner

Questions and Answers regarding industrial real estate during COVID-19 - David Skinner

August 28, 2020
Question. What you would expect to happen during COVID-19? Answer. You should expect that in a global shutdown,
Transaction volume declined, but creative solutions have allowed deals to close during pandemic - by Michael Chase

Transaction volume declined, but creative solutions have allowed deals to close during pandemic - by...

July 31, 2020
On March 10th Mass. governor Baker gave the order to shut down all non-essential businesses in Massachusetts. The last 20 weeks have certainly presented unprecedented challenges but also incredible responses in the face of many obstacles. Regulators for the banks,
During the COVID-19 pandemic the  hospitality business is in “Survival Mode” - by Earle Wason

During the COVID-19 pandemic the hospitality business is in “Survival Mode” - by Earle Wason

July 31, 2020
The last article I wrote for publication in the New England Real Estate Journal was in January 2020 and it was to preview the upcoming year. Well as you can imagine I really missed. We all know so much has changed since then.
Boston and the Great Pandemic recovery –  communication with clients is most important - by Webster Collins

Boston and the Great Pandemic recovery – communication with clients is most important - by Webste...

July 31, 2020
The article I wrote in January 2020 featured the Five Pillars of Boston’s commercial real estate market. The #1 pillar was talent.
Business models have changed  and will be very different upon return - by Michael Giuttari

Business models have changed and will be very different upon return - by Michael Giuttari

July 31, 2020
Well, where do we start? I have been writing articles for the New England Real Estate Journal for as long as I can remember, at least 30 years, and never have I had a simpler, or more difficult
Out of the ashes, opportunity arises!  - by Dennis Serpone

Out of the ashes, opportunity arises! - by Dennis Serpone

July 31, 2020
The number of restaurant transactions is up by more than 70% going into the fourth quarter of 2020 over the same comparable time in 2019.The confluence of economic and market conditions as a result
Work-from-home trend will shift office occupancy while industrial market sees multiple transactions - by Kristie Kyzer

Work-from-home trend will shift office occupancy while industrial market sees multiple transactions ...

July 31, 2020
Ending the second quarter with the uncertainties that COVID will have in New Hampshire has left many unknowns in commercial real estate. As the state passed the early stages of the pandemic,
COVID-19’s impact eminent domain,  $6 million for relocation, leasing issues - by Jason Scopa

COVID-19’s impact eminent domain, $6 million for relocation, leasing issues - by Jason Scopa

July 31, 2020
Now, several months into a moratorium on evictions, the housing market, rental market, and court system continue to stagger. At one end of the spectrum, facing quite a unique plight, is a