Why Blog? – Blogging Offers a Lift to Your Career
by As I was lying on the couch reading The Boston Sunday Globe I came across an article by Penelope Trunk in the jobs section: Blogging …
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Swarm Behavior
National Geographic Magazine this month has a story on how the study of swarm intelligence and how it is providing insight on managing complex systems: …
Liquid Talk Launch Pad
Liquid Talk. There are few cracks in the day to get stuff done. We are increasingly out of the office. You can’t collaborate when you …
Moody’s Approach to Rating Commercial Real Estate Mezzanine Loans
In March, 2007, Moody’s released their rating methodology for Mezzanine Loans: Moody’s Approach to Rating Commercial Real Estate Mezzanine Loans. This report outlines Moody’s view …
Knowledge Management for Inside Counsel
The latest issue of Inside Counsel magazine contains a primer on knowledge management Article(pdf). They interviewed the right people by including Jack Vinson, Dennis Kennedy, …
Security Deposit in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled that a security deposit for a Massachusetts residential lease must be deposited in a Massachusetts branch of a Massachusetts bank: …
Adult Entertainment Firm To Launch Real Estate Loan Fund
Real Estate Finance and Investment is reporting that an Adult Entertainment Firm To Launch Real Estate Loan Fund. I guess there is an investor market …
Historic Turning Points in Real Estate by Robert Shiller
Robert J. Schiller published a new paper that looks for markers at the ends of real estate booms or busts:Historic Turning Points in Real Estate …
How Much Is a Realtor Worth?
Stephen Dubner continues to bash Realtors on his Freakonomics blog: How Much Is a Realtor Worth? If you have read his Freakonomics book, you know …
Foreclosure Activity in Middlesex North Registry of Deeds
Dick Howe at the Middlesex North Registry of Deeds in Lowell reports that foreclosure sales are up but that the foreclosure pipeline has not dramatically …
One Financial Center in Boston goes on the market
The Boston Globe is reporting that the original developer/long-time owners of One Financial Center in Boston are cashing out: Amid towering prices, One Financial Center …
Justifying New York Rents
Howard Michaels of The Carlton Group justifies the high prices being paid for commercial real estate in New York in Real Estate Finance and Investment: …
Wikis in Plain English
Common Craft has put up a new video describing how to use wikis:Wikis in Plain English It does a great job of showing how to …
Skyscraper Prices Might Start Returning to Earth – WSJ.com
WSJ.com reports Skyscraper Prices Might Start Returning to Earth(subscription required). In part because “On April 11, Moody’s Investor Service sent up a warning flare, saying …
Can I avoid state Lead Law requirements by not renting to a family with children under six?
The Massachusetts Lead Law makes it illegal to refuse to rent to families with children under six, or evicting or refusing to renew the lease …
Offers without the “Magic Language”
What happens when you do not use the “magic language” from Goren? (See my Earlier Post: Magic Language for Offers) You more than likely have …
Why Blog? My Reasons.
I do not blog for fame or fortune. (There is none.) I do not blog for you. (Although I do appreciate you taking the time …
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Rights of First Refusal and the Rule Against Perpetuities
“A restriction in the deed reserved to the grantor’s heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, a preemptive right to purchase the property on the same terms …
Better Communication Through Blogs, Wikis and RSS
E-mail comes and goes. We need a place to collect and build communication. Email has become the principal means of business communication. My theory for …
Magic Language for Offers
“The purpose of this document is to memorialize certain business points. The parties mutually acknowledge that their agreement is qualified and that they, therefore, contemplate …