by admin | Oct 7, 2022 | Finance, Investment Tips, job market, Politics, Retail, society
Bricks-and-mortar store owners are emerging from the pandemic with surprising strength, posting some of their best numbers in years and plotting expansions as more Americans venture out to buy things again. U.S. retail vacancy fell to 6.1% in the second quarter, the...
by admin | Sep 14, 2022 | Investment Tips, job market, Market Updates, Politics, Retail, society
Neighborhood and strip malls saw the highest rent growth in the second quarter, according to JLL’s latest report. Despite inflation headwinds that have presented challenges for shoppers, decreasing spending power and consumer confidence, JLL’s Q2 2022 Retail...
by admin | Sep 12, 2022 | Investment Tips, Market Updates, Marketing, Residential
While we wait to see if — or rather when — the economy will fall into recession, we can all agree that the housing market on its own is heading for a deep freeze. And both can largely be blamed on the actions of the Federal Reserve. The Fed is widely expected to boost...
by admin | Sep 7, 2022 | Finance, Investment Tips, job market, Politics
In May 2022, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Markets Committee raised its Federal Funds rate by 50 basis points. In June, the Fed again raised the Federal Funds rate by another 75 basis points. And in mid-July, the Federal Reserve raised rates another 75 basis...
by admin | Sep 1, 2022 | Finance, Industrial, Investment Tips, job market, Life Science, Local News, Market Updates, Politics, Residential
The life sciences sector continued to grow in the Bay State last year, adding another 12,000-plus workers and nearly 16 million square feet in real estate between 2020 and 2021. That’s according to a new report from the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, the...
by admin | Aug 30, 2022 | Construction, Development, Industrial, Investment Tips, job market, Life Science, Local News, Uncategorized
A new ownership group is revising plans for a commercial development on the outskirts of Somerville’s Union Square, dropping a 330-room hotel while retaining a pair of office-lab towers. Capital Hall Partners, Spaulding & Slye Investments and Union Square master...
