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.
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 […]
Lately there have been a number of articles about the return of manufacturing to the United States. The reasons vary…from off-shore labor costs increases to increased productivity here in the US. From difficulty in off-shore quality control to reduced energy costs here in the US. Whatever the reason, this return to the US has been happening […]
Quick congrats due. Went to the REFA-Stamford presentation on Adaptive Re-Use (Stamford Marriott – January 17th). Nice presentation on the conversion of the former Clairol facility on Blachley Road in Stamford CT. For those of you who aren’t aware of what is going on there, the facility has two major tenants…Chelsea Piers and NBC Sports. And while […]
Yes, two blogs in one day! Catching up after the holiday drag. Did anyone catch the Malloy administration’s interest in the possible expansion (creation?) of Connecticut’s ports? While I am not sure you need to spend a half a million bucks on a study to see if ports are good for the state, I do believe […]
In a world where the cost of everything just seems to be going up and up, along comes the news that our electric rates are actually going down! Yes, DOWN! In case you missed it, Connecticut’s overall rates have dropped from about 18 cents per kilowatt hour to approximately 16 cents. We can no longer […]
