Industry Insights
Life Science Industry Success Creates Lab Shortage
Kendall Square is the hub of the U.S. life science industry. But now that industry’s success has pushed lab vacancy rates in the area to around 2% (and as low as 0.1% along the Mass Ave. corridor), some companies are being forced to look elsewhere for their...
The Boston Office Market is Still Extremely Active
The Financial District, Back Bay, and Seaport continue to experience strong tenant demand with a vacancy of 10.3 percent and continued rent appreciation. The Seaport, which has experienced tremendous growth for the last four years, received national attention with...
COMMERCIAL DEBT MATURITY’S IMPACT ON MARKETS – SIOR Featured Article
Just when it seemed as if an impending storm was going to smash the commercial and multifamily mortgage markets, the clouds disappeared and the sun rose high in a bright blue sky of transactions and refinancing. Indeed, so many factors turned positive, that a...
Owning and Occupying Commercial Real Estate – The Associated Costs for Businesses
Owning and Occupying Commercial Real Estate The Associated Costs for Businesses Presently, Massachusetts is one of the hottest commercial real estate markets in the country. Vacancy levels are down, rents for space are sustaining at peak rates, and commercial...
After a year of Big Gains for ‘Boros Office Market, what does 2015 have in store?
By: Craig Johnston, Senior Vice President at R.W. Holmes It’s no secret that 2014 was a good year for the MetroWest commercial office market around Interstate 495 and the Mass Pike — especially Southborough, Westborough and Marlborough — and I believe the leasing...
R.W. Holmes Talks to Press About Metro West Market
Representatives from R.W. Holmes Realty were recently asked to comment about the commercial real estate market in the Boston Metro West area for the Worcester Business Journal. The article by Emily Mennucci discussed the challenges that landlords face when...
Cash-Rich Companies Opt To Buy, Rather Than Lease Offices TJX Cos.
Most of us don’t want to be treated like the fiefdom of imperious overlords, otherwise known as landlords, or bosses. We tell ourselves we’d work for ourselves if we could. Well, we’re not the only ones with dreams of such freedom. It turns out several large, local...