Category: Spotlight Content
Industrial Outdoor Storage: The saga begins - by David Skinner
August 30, 2024
Over the last 10 years, the industrial sector of real estate has undergone growing pains that have elevated its status to that of the other investment classes of real estate such as multifamily and CBD office. I have written nauseatingly often about the particular drivers here at the New England Real Estate Journal since 2018
Nominate someone for NEREJ 2024 Women in Commercial Real Estate Spotlight today!
August 16, 2024
We’re thrilled to announce that nominations are now open for our annual Women in Commercial Real Estate spotlight!
Review of 1031 Tax-deferred Exchanges - by Brendan Greene and Mark McCue
July 26, 2024
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1031 allows a property owner, who holds property for “the productive use in a trade or business or for investment” to defer paying capital gains taxes if the property owner sells such property, identifies “like kind” property
Summertime...the living is easy? - by Bill Pastuszek
July 26, 2024
Here it is, more than halfway through July. Commercial real estate (CRE) markets are scraping by, volumes are down, rates are still up, and there are few transactions. There is no clear trend from quarter to quarter. The most noteworthy part of the summer so far has been a long – but
I have lived through many slowdowns in my career and each has a different personality - by Earle Was...
July 26, 2024
In the 1950s and 1960s there was a television crime show: Dragnet. Joe Friday the lead detective had a slogan used often in the show: “just the facts ma’am, just the facts.” Unfortunately, the facts for 2024: lower hotel revenues, lower occupancy rates and lower room
The morphing of real estate occupancies and its impact on risk management - by Spencer Macalaster
July 26, 2024
Having sat on the board of directors for the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District, we are intimately aware of the social, financial and employee impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Boston’s commercial real estate district. Footfall traffic has dropped and tenant office space
Welcome to the Old Normal - by Justin Lamontagne and Sam LeGeyt
July 26, 2024
The Southern Maine commercial real estate market is fine. Admittedly, that’s a very vanilla descriptor, but it’s accurate. Since COVID, our market, like many, has been going gangbusters with increasing values and demand across all sectors. We had record-setting years in
Anticipation of Fed’s rate cuts poised to unlock capital, driving investment surge in 495 Corridor...
July 26, 2024
The industrial real estate market in the 495 Corridor has shown resilience amidst economic fluctuations over the past few years. As we look towards the latter half of 2024 and into 2025, there is growing anticipation that the Federal Reserve may lower interest rates. This potential rate
Office and industrial markets navigating notable transformations - by Kristie Russell
July 26, 2024
The New Hampshire office and industrial markets are experiencing significant shifts as we move past the halfway point of 2024. Despite the rising vacancy rates in both markets, some tenants still struggle to find the right space due to amenities, location, or size
Analyzing the return on investment leads to increased activity among restaurant sellers - by Dennis ...
July 26, 2024
An increase in operating costs, supply chain concerns, and the ongoing struggle of maintaining a consistent workforce has caused many owners of food and liquor businesses to consider the possibility of selling. This is certainly why we see so many restaurants, both big and small,
Outlook for second half of 2024 is positive - by Julie Freshman and George Paskalis
July 26, 2024
The Rhode Island industrial market continues to exhibit low supply and steady demand. Vacancy rates for industrial space in Rhode Island remain low and in the 3-4% range for “modern” single-story industrial buildings, which is an increase in the recent
The state of the union of industrial property values - by David Skinner
July 26, 2024
I am a relative babe in the real estate business. And by the term “relative babe” I do not mean to refer to my boyish good looks, charming personality, or other relative babe-like qualities. I mean that I am a “relative babe” in that I started working in the real
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