The RI Commercial and Appraisal Board of Realtors joined with Bristol County Savings Bank and the South Eastern Economic Development Corp. (SEED) hosted a networking breakfast on June 6, at the Squantum Association. Mark Hayward, RI district director for the U.S. Small Business Administration, gave opening remarks to attendees and strongly encouraged real estate professionals to tap the resources of the SBA, local lenders and the SEED Corp. to promote small business lending.
Industry experts from SEED included Lisa Holmes, Laurie Driscoll and Tamarah Bacon providing an overview of the CDC/504 Loan Program that allows for financing of fixed assets, real estate and improvements (non-rental investments). Micro-lending options were also included in the discussion.
Real estate licensees who attended the program were eligible to receive 2 hours of real estate continuing education credit approved by the RI Department of Business Regulation.
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