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MANSARD and Property Politics Team Up To Train New England CCIMs

January 29, 2010
Boston Commercial Real Estate Blog CCIM

Jeremy Cyrier, CCIM, principal of MANSARD Commercial Properties and Wayne D’Amico, CCIM, principal of Connecticut based Property Politics teamed up to train CCIM’s from across New England on the CCIM Institute’s Site To Do Business in Boston this week.  The class was held at 60 State Street Boston at the offices of Wilmer & Hale [...]

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Boston Commercial Real Estate – When is the Right Time to Sell in a Down Market?

January 19, 2010
Boston Commercial Real Estate Blog

This question is not for owners that are out of money, have negative cash flow, can’t pay the bank, are facing foreclosure, have vacancy that is out of control, have terrible management in place, or have loans coming due and can’t pay down the debt to reset the loan to value ratio to today’s market [...]

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How to Catch a Commercial Real Estate Lifeline

January 19, 2010
Boston Commercial Real Estate Blog

Have you ever heard the story about the man who rows out to sea, jumps in the water, lets his boat float away, proclaiming “I am a man of faith. God will save me.”?
A fisherman spots him treading water and throws him a lifeline. The man pushes it away and says, “No, thank  you. I [...]

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Hey Retail Investors….Did You Get Your Letter Yet?

February 20, 2009

You walk to the mailbox. Inside is a letter from one of your tenants. Expecting a check? You tear it open, skim it, get that sinking feeling, and then re-read it line by line to see if what it says is really true…

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Going out of Business: The Breakdown of a Relationship

February 12, 2009

by Lisa Carpenter:
As Valentine’s Day approaches, it occurs to me that the relationship between an owner and their building is like a love affair. In good times, it’s easy to get along. The owner is doing his part by managing operations and the tenant is doing her part by paying rent – a [...]

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Update on the 2009 Commercial Real Estate Market

January 10, 2009

In this podcast episode Ken Riggs, CEO of the Real Estate Research Corporation, updates his forecast for the commercial real estate market in 2009. Ken explores what property types and what locations will be be the best and which have the most exposure. Listen in to this CCIM podcast.
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Why CAP Rates Won’t Save You This Time

November 25, 2008

The past several years have been forgiving to commercial real estate investors. You could go out, buy a building, lower the rents, and sell the property for more than you paid for it. Huh?
Sounds strange doesn’t it? Imagine this, you’re a savvy real estate investor who’s interested in purchasing a 40,000 SF office [...]

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Commercial Real Estate Default Rate Remains Low: But For How Long?

October 29, 2008

In this credit crisis we haven’t seen widespread commercial real estate foreclosures and default…so far. But that doesn’t mean the sector is impervious to distress.
The Wall Street Journal reported:
One sliver of the commercial-lending market — securitized mortgages — carries a delinquency rate of 0.54% representing $4.6 billion, according to credit-rating firm Realpoint LLC. Some analysts [...]

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