Commercial Real Estate Frontline

How New England Based Investors See the Market

Change is inevitable and everybody resists it. But what happens when the market changes and not everyone agrees with what's happening? We wanted to find out. So we ran a survey of over 1,157 New England based commercial real estate owners and investors to collect their thoughts on the commercial real estate market.

Self-Directed IRA Investing: Make your Retirement Account work for You!

Are your retirement dollars gathering dust in your IRA account instead of providing you with greater opportunities? Last year, after hearing a short Pensco presentation about Self-directed IRA Investing in our office I knew I had to find out more. Sadly, at that time there were not any upcoming events in Boston. I [...]

New Tax Incentive for Small Businesses

On March 16th, 2009 the IRS released information on a new tax incentive to help small businesses with deductions in excess of their income. Small business owners who are realizing losses in 2008 can use a new tax provision to get a refund on taxes paid in prior years. The influx of [...]

Get up to 90% financing with an SBA 504 loan

By Lisa Carpenter Not long ago, if a borrower was simply able to complete the application for a 100% loan, and they would be approved. Talk to those who have tried the same in recent months, and you’ll hear a different story – one in which lending institutions have limited borrowing to the point of virtually freezing [...]

What the #*&$? 17%+ Real Estate Returns in Your IRA Account?

Believe it or not, IRA investing in Real Estate is one of today’s hottest topics for generating wealth–tax deferred or in some cases tax free.   On Friday, October 10, we had the privilege of hosting a conference call with Rob Spalding of Pensco Trust Company, a New Hampshire chartered, single-service special asset custodian for self-directed [...]

As the Debt Markets Weaken, Joint Ventures Surge in Popularity

When I woke up to the news of Wall Street’s version of Chernobyl yesterday with the news of Lehman and BOA’s acquisition of Merrill Lynch, I experienced a sinking feeling in my stomach.  We’re no doubt facing uncertain times in our economy as the financial market meltdown will continue to emanate confusion, uncertainty, and widening [...]