Category: Spotlights
Ask The Electrician: Fire Alarm Testing - Brian Leborgne
July 28, 2023
Why should I test my building’s fire alarm system?
Staying up to date with today’s fire alarm systems can be challenging, but it is crucial. The typical lifespan for a fire alarm control
Staying up to date with today’s fire alarm systems can be challenging, but it is crucial. The typical lifespan for a fire alarm control
Risk and opportunity - by David Skinner
July 28, 2023
It’s the summer time in something that feels like a recession. But let’s not be alarmist, so we’ll just say that it feels like a recession. What is the point of sharing anything with the New England Real Estate Journal community if we don’t help
Will added inventory meet user needs? - by Kristie Russell
July 28, 2023
At the halfway mark of 2023, the commercial real estate market is very active, with companies renewing, expanding, and others entering the market. Deals are occurring in the office market, with many companies renewing leases and some companies expanding in the market. There
Mid-year – Where are we headed now? - by David O'Sullivan
July 28, 2023
It is now the middle of summer and many people’s thoughts are about vacations, family time and enjoying the outdoors. But as business people we still need to keep on task with where trends may be headed in the real estate industry. In fact maybe vacation will be the time we
The resilience of industrial real estate in the greater Boston marketplace: Optimistic outlook - by ...
July 28, 2023
Overview and Context:The industrial real estate sector in the Greater Boston market has experienced significant growth in recent years, primarily driven by the rise of e-commerce, increased capital availability from pandemic stimulus measures, and historically low interest rates. However, the current
Monitoring the market, making the right decision at the right time - by Thomas Sweeney
July 28, 2023
When you are sick your body fights infection by stimulating your immune system via a fever. Similarly, to the body’s response to sickness, the commercial real estate market likely will worsen over the next 12 months before leveling out. This will be concentrated
Annual Southern Maine industrial market survey: Statistics show robust market favoring owners - by J...
July 28, 2023
The Greater Portland industrial vacancy rate has remained relatively stable since the last report at the end of last year, with a modest increase of 14 basis points to reach 1.91% as of July 1, 2023. The Dunham Group is pleased to present our mid-year update on the annual
Rhode Island industrial market report - by Julie Freshman, George Paskalis, and Mike Giuttari
July 28, 2023
The Rhode Island industrial market continues to follow the national trend, with low vacancy rents, strong demand and rising rates. Vacancy rates for industrial space in Rhode Island are very low and in the 1% to 2% range for “modern” single-story industrial buildings,
Fast food, breakfast/lunch, pubs, and sports bars are continuing to be profitable and growing - by D...
July 28, 2023
Due to the current state of our economy, why would anyone want to start or own a small business in our country, let alone the capital-intensive, labor-intensive food & beverage industry?
A summer of some discontent - by Bill Pastuszek
July 28, 2023
As observers of real estate activity, we can get very caught up in the short-term gyrations of markets, all the while knowing that smart investors generally play the long games. The media and related pundits pounce on short-term variations and produce conclusions that may or may not
2023 forecast for 1031 tax-deferred exchanges - by Brendan Greene and Mark McCue
July 28, 2023
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
The cost of risk in a changing market - Spencer Macalaster
July 28, 2023
The last couple of years was defined by an unprecedented number of varied natural catastrophes, political and social unrest, COVID-19 variant concerns, supply chain crisis and surging ransomware attacks. As we enter the second quarter of 2023 and look to the future, the cost of risk in
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