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Cyrier Named to Banker and Tradesman’s “New Leaders” 2009

November 30, 2009
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Jeremy Cyrier, CCIM is 1 of 29 named to Banker & Tradesman’s New Leaders in 2009. The Banker & Tradesman Publication set out to find leaders at the forefront of cutting edge companies, who are their firm’s top performers, and are entrepreneurs with a bent for innovation. Their work is at the center of their organization’s growth.

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North Reading Commercial Real Estate – MANSARD Sells 209 Main Street

September 2, 2009

We recently sold the ugly baby in one of the worst markets in decades. We were contacted by the owner of a property who had worked with 2-3 other brokerage companies and had attained no success in selling the building. He complained that he’d been trying to sell, had been unable, and really wanted to retire having used the property for the past 30 years. He saw the property for what it was–the home of his 30 year business and a beauty of a deal for the next guy. And I’m afraid that his advisors, like Jerry and Elaine, were afraid to tell him the truth.

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Why Understanding Demand is Critical to Making Money in Boston Commercial Real Estate

July 23, 2009

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of teaching with one the CCIM Institute’s most experienced and knowledgeable instructors.  He has spent a career mastering one of the most important, and often overlooked, components of commercial real estate analysis: identifying and quantifying demand.
He says that demand for space is 80% of the real estate [...]

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What Happens to Market Demand When Life Catches Up?

July 22, 2009

Jack liked to smoke. Often. He’d hang out smoking just at the entrance to the office and would greet me with a casual smile and the seasoned look of a battle hardened real estate broker. On normal days, I’d stop, stay hello and then go to my desk.

After the World Trade Center attack in 2001, the world seemed to come to a stop. Everyone stopped and waited to see what was going to happen to the market and overall economy, and seemed equally unwilling to take any risks and get back making money work. People were just proving that the market responds worse to uncertainty that it does bad news.

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