Market Insights
From major acquisitions and new developments to shifting trends and standout deals, we bring you fresh updates, local stories, and expert takes on the commercial real estate moves shaping our region. Whether you’re tracking the latest transactions or just curious about what’s next, we’ll keep you in the loop with news that’s timely, relevant, and easy to digest.
Hats off to the folks at the Hartford-Springfield Economic Partnership for a great event this past week. I attended the Knowledge Corridor event held at the Holiday Inn in Enfield CT. The Knowledge Corridor is essentially the area that goes up and down Interstate 91, through Western MA and northern CT. The marketing of this area […]
Industrial Real Estate Looking Up – OK, a couple of quotes in an HBJ article – Not sure the headlines entirely reflect the sentiment of the article but… Keep smiling! Mark
Fresh back from the SIOR World Conference at South Beach in Miami. Well, I haven’t been to South Beach in 10 years and I am happy to report that South Beach is still every bit South Beach! BUT, that’s not what I wanted to tell you! Overall word from people attending the conference is generally upbeat! […]
Per Costar’s own announcement, they have completed the acquisition of LoopNet. So, is that a good thing? My guess is the only way it helps us in the brokerage community is if they actually CONSOLIDATE the two services into one. With more and more companies trying to take over the world with the “better mousetrap” (i.e. […]
You wouldn’t think anyone could actually say things are looking up when you have an economy that sports an 8.3 unemployment rate…would you? Well, believe it or not…things ARE looking up. In the industrial markets you can point to a number of factors: 1) Positive absorption in 2011. 2) Reduced vacancy rates (drops of as much as 2% […]
Don’t look now but your brokerage and agent choices continue to shrink. Just like every industry out there, the commercial real estate brokerage industry is consolidating by the day. Yesterday Grubb & Ellis filed Chapter 11, a filing that was a long-time coming. But what wasn’t known was who would pull G&E out of bankruptcy. Well it […]
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