The Unintended Consequences of Accommodating the Commercial Holdover Tenant

• Hinckley Allen Real Estate
• July 16, 2019

It is almost never a good idea for a landlord to treat a commercial holdover tenancy with anything less than the urgency it deserves. While there may be certain nuances that might exist from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, this need for exigency is uniform i…

Qualified Opportunity Zones: What We Know From New Regulations

• Hinckley Allen Opportunity Zones
• July 16, 2019

Interest continues to increase in a promising new program contained in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which provides significant tax incentives for investors in Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ).After releasing the first set of QOZ proposed regulations on…

Trends to Watch in Boston’s Commercial Real Estate Market in 2019

• Hinckley Allen Real Estate
• March 12, 2019

The commercial real estate landscape is showing signs of continuous change, particularly with some potentially major shifts in the ongoing trends we saw in 2018. The first quarter of 2019 has shown us that nothing is certain in this industry, and real esta…

How Blockchain Technology Could Transform Commercial Real Estate: Acquisitions

• Hinckley Allen Real Estate
• March 12, 2019

Have you ever wondered if there was a faster way to accomplish due diligence? Has your deal fallen apart because of disintegrating trust between buyer and seller? Blockchain technology could automate aspects of real estate acquisitions, thereby relieving s…

Holiday Shopping Seasons: How Local & National Retailers Adapt to New Shopping Habits

• New Hampshire Public Radio: The Exchange
• December 13, 2018

Changing shopping trends are more apparent as we're in the middle of the holiday shopping season. As a result of Amazon, rapid shipping, mobile shopping, and social media, Robin S. Malloy joins NHPR to discus local New Hampshire retailers and national tren…

Exclusive Use Provision in Shopping Center Leases

• Hinckley Allen Real Estate
• November 27, 2018

Retail shopping center leases often include an exclusive use provision, which prohibits a landlord from renting space in a given shopping center to another tenant that engages in the same type of business as the tenant’s primary use (e.g., a grocery stor…