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Commercial Real Estate MA

What Do Market Corrections and Marathons Have in Common?

October 28, 2009
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Two weeks ago I finished my first marathon and learned that a combination of two strategies works best for surviving long runs and market corrections–you must first save by creating efficiency of movement and conserving energy. Next you must grow through the pain and lead your way to success in preparation for future recovery and expansion.

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Should There be a Letter -W- in Boston Commercial Real Estate?

October 26, 2009
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Last week, I had breakfast with a gentleman with over 40 years of development and commercial real estate investment experience while attending the CCIM Annual Conference and Success Series in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Hats off to my fiance for making the introduction. She sat next to this gentleman on her flight to Honolulu.) Our conversation centered around his background as a hospitality operator and developer, his experience in non-profit financing resources, and his involvement in a global medical services and advisory firm.

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Boston Commercial Real Estate – Why We Buy When Times Are Tough

July 14, 2009

I have to confess that maybe I’ve been a bit negative in recent entries. Maybe it’s because of all of the news out there that times are terrible and that it’s not going to get any better.

My business partner Brecht and I tend to joke about it. He’s a bear and I’m a bull. Deep down, I’m an optimist and believe that we’re entering a window of opportunity over the next 24 months that are going to be a tremendous time for acquiring assets. I also believe that we live in a dynamic, creative, and innovative country whose people have the ability to face down challenges and grow through them.

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How to Know When to Change Your Approach to Investing

July 14, 2009

In my prior life as a history student, my doctoral advisor explained his perspective of human behavior and how historians better understand why people do the things they do. He believed that as people encountered adversity, and as the outcomes of their efforts didn’t equate to their intentions, they would intensify their efforts in the hopes of overcoming undesirable results in return for what they actually wanted to happen.

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What Does Pele Know About Commercial Real Estate?

July 14, 2009
Commercial real estate opportunities in the Boston MA commercial real estate market.

Fans used to ask Pele, the great Brazilian soccer player, how he achieved such mastery of soccer. He used to answer,”Everything is practice.” Pele understood that the path to greatness wasn’t spending hours perfecting the most complicated plays of the game, rather endlessly trying to master the fundamentals. Mastery of the fundamentals, his most difficult endeavor, catapulted him to soccer stardom.

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The ‘Must Know Method’ For Valuing Commercial Real Estate Today

May 15, 2009

The battlefield is quiet. Buyers have retreated and sellers have dug in. There’s chatter in the trenches. “They’ll come to us when they’re ready,” the sellers banter. “They can’t hold out forever. Eventually they’ll need a property and will come knocking on our doors for what we’ve got.” They feel proud of what they own, but inside they’re nervous because they know they can’t hold on forever. The supplies are bound to run out.

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