Spotlights

Grasso, Jr. of Kingston Block & Masonry Supply takes profound role in manufacturing line of CMU; company goes green with Pozzotive

® by reducing co2 emissions NEW YORK, NY Louis Grasso, Jr., LEED AP, is the managing partner of Kingston Block & Masonry Supply, LLC, an ...

Restoring Hempstead to its glory days: A look at the area's retail market from the 1940s through today

The Original Hempstead Looking back in time, not too long ago, the Village of Hempstead-New York's largest village-was the center of Nassau ...

Doing business in Binghamton makes a lot of sense: Location, economy, technology

In these challenging times, doing business in Binghamton makes a lot of sense. Our region is an easy three hours northwest of midtown Manhat...

To Hartz Mountain Industries, "going green" and "sustainable" are more than just "buzz" words

"Going green" and "sustainable design" have always been more than just industry buzzwords for Hartz Mountain Industries. I first began conte...

The ABCs of corporate resilience: This essential mindset can be accomplished without difficulty

Corporate resilience: the ability of an organization to survive adversity, to recover from hardships or emergencies, economic, natural or ma...

Eight decades of experience ensures Kaled Management's prosperity in any economic climate

Drawing on its 80 successful years in business, Kaled Management Corp. is turning an economic downturn into a winning year for its family ru...

What every association and property manager needs to know about directors and officers liability

Despite good intentions, community association boards are being sued with increasing frequency. In California alone, experts estimate that 7...

International financial reporting standards and financial reporting for the real estate industry

One of the current hot button accounting issues in the U.S. is the impending conversion from Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the...

Besides an opinion of value, effective appraisals clarify assumptions and limitations to the client

Communication with the client is an important issue for all appraisers. A vast majority of the time the appraiser's job is to render an opin...

Arbitrating disputes in the real estate industry: Is arbitration the best course of action for you?

The current economy has created more than the usual number of disputes, especially concerning payment issues in contracts. These disputes ca...