Updates in the world of Commercial Real Estate
by Byron Chen After the first quarter of 2013, Boston’s Retail market experienced minimal change in market conditions. The retail market saw its vacancy rate decrease from 4.4% at the end of 2012 to 4.3% at the conclusion of this most recent quarter. Vacant sublease space has trended down as well this quarter, finishing with […]
Real Estate search engine Trulia has announced that it will acquire CRM provider Market Leader for around $355 Million. Trulia has approximately 46,000 “premium subscribers” which is more than its biggest competitor Zillow. Announcing the news on its blog, Trulia CEO Pete Flint said: We are very excited to announce that Trulia has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Market Leader, Inc. (NASDAQ: […]
Millennium Partners announced it has signed a lead tenant for the Burnham Building redevelopment at the former Filene’s department store, this will help fill in a piece of the puzzle for Boston’s Downtown Crossing redevelopment. Arnold Worldwide will take occupancy of 125,000 square feet of office space at the Burnham Building in September 2014. The Burnham Building […]
Recently, the positive change in commercial cap rates could be attributed to the recovery of credit markets. Low cap rates and weak fundamentals have lead many to question the Fed’s low interest rates. These low rates may be excessively raising commercial prices. In a quote from FRBSF, “It’s true that cap rates are at historic […]
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As the U.S. population grows and space decreases, many property developers
The economy has added 88,000 jobs this March. Due to this increase the unemployment rate has dropped to 7.6%.
Trends in marketing for commercial real estate firms indicate that companies have moved beyond basic social media outlets to reach audiences. In the age of technology, online interaction has become essential. “Our industry has definitely joined in strategically implementing social media into our marketing plans,” said Ilene Jablonski, vice president of marketing of the multi-billion […]
A steady economic recovery in the United States has been bolstering European markets, which continue to face financial turmoil under the pressure of budget cuts. On Tuesday, European stock markets rose despite record high unemployment rates in Eurozone states. The rise is attributed largely to a strong U.S. market, which has recently experienced steady growth. […]
On Monday, Governor Deval Patrick notified cities and towns of their share of a $300 million statewide road repair program. However, in the letter Patrick warned that the program would only progress at that magnitude if additional state revenues were raised. The program, Chapter 90, increases statewide funding to $300 million, a 50% increase from […]
