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Build-for-Rent Filling the Single-Family Home Gap
Owning a single-family home remains an elusive American Dream for a growing number of prospective buyers in today’s housing bull market. The reason is simple: Escalating prices for a shrinking inventory of owner-occupied, single-family homes have put them out of...

Boston’s Diverse Economy Drives Building Boom
Beantown is a boomtown. Greater Boston is undergoing another wave of building activity that is rapidly modernizing this historic place. Throughout the metro area, mega-real estate projects have been plentiful, and more are on the way. In the commercial market,...

Pandemic-Driven Trends Emerge for Healthcare Real Estate Market
As the year draws to a close, healthcare facilities are recovering from the worst public health crisis in more than a century. They are benefitting from fewer COVID-19 hospital admissions, a resumption of postponed or canceled elective medical procedures, continued...

The New ASTM E1527-21 Standard Practice for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESA)
The BBG Environmental Assessment Team Highlights Key Changes The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Committee on Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action (ASTM Committee E-50) approved a new standard for conducting Phase I...

BBG’S Litigation Support Contributes to $2 Million Tax Savings for New Jersey Shopping Center
NJ Tax Court Judge Cites BBG Appraiser’s Credible Appraisal and Testimony as Factors in Decision to Reduce the Shopping Center’s Value BBG litigation support services expert, Louis Izenberg, MAI, SRA, provided legal support, expert testimony and a comprehensive...