Category: Spotlight Content

While many investors view rising office vacancies as a market weakness, forward-thinking real estate professionals are recognizing them as the foundation of healthcare’s next expansion phase. The healthcare delivery landscape is rapidly evolving. As providers expand services beyond traditional hospital

Weymouth, MA ReyCon Construction Management (ReyCon), a full-service construction management firm headquartered in Plymouth, has been selected to oversee the ground-up construction of the transformative Jackson Sq. redevelopment project.

Rockland, MA Rockland Trust plans to open a new corporate headquarters at One Technology Place, in the fall of 2026. The bank has leased 140,000 s/f of office space to combine teams from five existing office locations (Hanover, Plymouth, Norwood, and two buildings in Rockland) into one hub designed to enhance

On March 24, 2025, a dream more than three decades in the making became a reality with the launch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) South Coast Rail commuter service. This milestone marks the completion of a project that overcame numerous starts and stops, including changes in leadership

Appraisal deals with the dynamism of markets. The principle of change is a fundamental appraisal concept. Appraisers operate in markets that are constantly shifting, often in very nuanced ways. Appraisers are careful, in general, to not adopt sledgehammer approaches to their work but, in doing so, often don’t take advantage of many resources and techniques that are more

The Greater Portland office market remained relatively stable in 2024 compared to 2023 in terms of deal volume, total square footage leased, and overall vacancy. However, the market continues to trend downward compared to pre-pandemic levels. Since 2018, deal volume has declined by 30%, square footage leased is down 23%, and

For the seven years I have been writing for the New England Real Estate Journal, I have attributed the strength and growth of industrial real estate in New England to the following three trends: 1) the growth of innovation companies from the universities in Boston to the outer suburbs as companies grow, 2) the boom

While much of New England wrestles with affordability, regulatory drag, and post-pandemic uncertainty, New Hampshire has quietly emerged as one of the region’s most resilient and business-friendly commercial real estate (CRE) markets. Its appeal lies in a compelling mix of tax advantages, strategic geography,

The New England Real Estate Journal is now accepting nominations for our annual “Ones to Watch – RISING STARS” spotlight, publishing May 23rd in the New England Real Estate Journal.

A 1031 tax-deferred exchange is a method allowed by Internal Revenue Code (IRC) §1031, whereby an owner of certain investment or business property may defer paying capital gains taxes on the sale of such property if the owner acquires “like kind” property within a certain period

Appraisers and the appraisal profession have typically operated in crisis or near-crisis conditions. The profession emerged from the Great Depression (that’s the one in the 1930s) and has survived numerous other “bad times,” such as the Savings and Loan Meltdown and subsequent commercial