The Institute of Real Estate Management has created an online Swine Flu Resource Center accessible from its web site (www.irem.org) to help real estate management professionals and companies as well as communities cope with pandemic-related risks and minimize their impact. The Resource Center, directly accessible at http://www.irem.org/flu will be updated regularly. It currently includes:
* Links to external web sites containing information about the outbreak, frequently-asked questions, preparedness tips, and other useful data.
* Sample memorandum to employees/residents/tenants about the epidemic and what they can do to contain it.
* Excerpts from the IREM publication "Preparing for Pandemic Flu: A Real Estate Manager's Guide to Protecting People, Property" - including a chart comparing seasonal flu to pandemic flu.
* Interactive discussion forum inviting real estate management professionals to share specifics of what they are doing to protect their tenants and buildings against a possible outbreak of swine flu.
Providence, RI Shawmut Design and Construction celebrated the ceremonial groundbreaking for the 195 District Park Pavilion, marking the start of construction on a facility that will feature year-round dining and support space for park operations. In addition to the 3,500 s/f building, the project will include infrastructure upgrades
The New England Real Estate proud to showcase the remarkable projects that have graced the cover and center spread of NEREJ this year, all made possible by the collaboration of outstanding project teams. Now, it's time to recognize the top project of 2024, and we need your vote!
Long-term interest rates have fallen by 100 basis points, and the market is normalizing. In December of 2022 I wrote an article about investing in a high interest rate, high inflation market. Since then, inflation has cooled off, and the Fed has begun lowering their funds rate.
The industrial markets have never been stronger. What has happened is that the build out of Devens with new high-tech biotech manufacturing with housing to service these buildings serves as the connector required to really make the I-495 West market sizzle. Worcester has been the beneficiary