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11Jun
Teleheath Gets A Sudden Boost From The Pandemic. Can Hospitals Handle It?
Boston Commercial Real Estate

By Dees Stribling | Bisnow National | June 11, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has given a boost to telehealth every bit as strong as it has for Zoom and other videoconferencing platforms, but the long-term use of the technology is still uncertain — along with its impact on healthcare real estate. “We had a system […]

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10Jun
Transit During The Era Of Social Distancing: How The Pandemic Has Impacted Transit & What That Means For Boston
Boston Realty AdvisorsCapital MarketsLeave a comment

The use of transit and commuting has come to a halt since the start of the pandemic. Now, people are wondering what continued social distancing measures will mean for the future of subways and busses. How might the office community be impacted with limited commuter options moving forward? How will a lack of accessibility to […]

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08Jun
Re-entry to the Office at BRA
Boston Realty AdvisorsBRA IgniteLeave a comment

The re-entry to the office for Boston Realty Advisors has begun. We require all team members and visitors to self-certify based on six questions. We are using guidelines by the state of Massachusetts to get back to the office. Here are the ground rules: All Employee and service providers entering a BRA workplace must gain approval […]

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03Jun
FAQ on Boston CRE
Boston Realty AdvisorsBoston Commercial Real EstateLeave a comment

How should I approach value today? Property valuations of non-hospitality related asset classes are down approximately 5% – 10% with many investors requiring a ‘credit’ guarantee on all rents for new acquisitions. We are also starting to see a systemic shift in underwriting, with a drastically more conservative outlook on vacancy, future rent projections, and […]

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02Jun
Pandemic Or Not, Affordable Housing Still Needs Density And Transit
Bisnow | June 2, 2020Downtown Office

By  Dees Stribling | Bisnow |June 2, 2020 The long-term outlook for affordable housing depends on its location in walkable areas with access to transit that will take residents to their jobs: urban density, in other words, or at least a pocket of density around a transit node. The pandemic has called that model into question, […]

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