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A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie, whom he had never met.     

“Knowledge is power and it can command obedience. A man of knowledge during his lifetime can make people obey and follow him and he is praised and venerated after his death. Remember that knowledge is a ruler and wealth is its subject.” - Saying 146 from Nahj Al-Balagha.

In most commercial tenancies, the fact that corporations or other business entities act as the parties to the lease insulates the corporate officers of those business entities from individual liability. However, this is not always the case.  In a recent case, a Massachusetts court held that an officer may be individually liable for statements

Solid domestic economic data and broadly stable commercial real estate markets persist. At least commentators and pundits observe the quality approving of the current data dump. Rates may hold steady all year during 2019. The FED has demystified 2019. The FED intends to continue to gradually normalize its balance sheet

I’m going to be a bit of a contrarian when it comes to forecasting the outlook of the real estate market especially now that we’re going into our 10th year of this up cycle that we’ve been enjoying. This tendency comes out of my more than three decades in property management, however, contrary to popular belief

I am writing this on the first day of spring and it is a beautiful sunny day, although a bit cool and not quite feeling like spring. I am looking forward to seeing the trees and flowers come to life and the warm days where we can enjoy the outdoors. The real estate industry feels similar with the industry still going along great but with a slight chill at times.

Durkin Law defends licensed real estate appraisers and CPAs who are charged with violation of license board regulations.  Durkin Law also represents shareholders,  partners, and LLC members in business ownership disputes. Shareholder legal disputes involve freeze-outs and/or a form of fiduciary embezzlement wherein

The final regulations are not out yet, but it’s‚ becoming clear that the 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange and the Opportunity Zone Fund (OZFs) are two very different programs that will be used for two different types of investments.   One of the most talked about programs to come out of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Choosing where to live is one of the most important decisions we make on this journey we call life. Do we embrace the familiar comfort of the small town where we grew up, or do we strike off for fame and fortune in the big city? Do we celebrate new advances in home snowblower technology, or do we opt-out of winter entirely

Norwell, MA The New England Real Estate Journal recently honored women specializing in Construction. The March 29th Spotlight edition shares insight into today’s construction industry from a woman’s point of view.

Check of the New England Real Estate Journal's 2019 New England Industrial Development Resource Guide here!

I’m going to be a bit of a contrarian when it comes to forecasting the outlook of the real estate market especially now that we’re going into our 10th year of this up cycle that we’ve been enjoying. This tendency comes out of my more than three decades in property management, however, contrary to popular belief, upturns or down, we property managers can always realize improvement and increase value. So being a contrarian makes no difference and all signs really do indicate a solid 2019 that everyone…. seems to be forecasting.