The 2014 officers of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board are chairman GORDON PULSIFER, president of First Resource Development Companies, Norwell; chairman-elect RICHARD BEAL, president, Perry Brokerage Associates, Boston; treasurer KRISTEN BLOUNT, senior vice president, Colliers International, Boston; and clerk RICHARD HENKEN, President, Schochet Associates Boston.

Earlier this month The Schochet Companies, an industry-leading real estate  firm based in Boston with properties throughout New England, received full SPI-HUD Accreditation for their efforts in sustainability throughout their portfolio.

To understand the success of the Schochet Companies, one needs to know a little about the arcane, highly regulated world of affordable housing. It’s a niche of the real estate industry ruled by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, along with layers of paperwork and programs like Section 8.

Most traditional real estate developers glance at the tangled bureaucracy and head for the exit. Where’s the profit in being regulated?

Joins 22 current trustees in promoting civic education to students and communities throughout Massachusetts from a nonprofit leader in civic and justice education.

The best of times and worst of times for preservation deals.

B'nai B'rith Housing (BBH) recently honored Richard Henken of Schochet Companies with its 2012 Distinguished Achievement Award for his extensive work in creating affordable housing.

Schochet Associates and Federal Management Co., Inc. President Richard J. Henken has been elected National Apartment Association Region II Vice President.

Jay R. Schochet and Richard J. Henken of Schochet Associates, Inc. received the prestigious "Friend of the Elderly" award on Feb. 24 during the 51st annual Retirement Housing Foundation Celebration and Awards Dinner.

Schochet President Richard J. Henken was recently elected clerk of the Board of Trustees of the Catholic Schools Foundation.

Schochet President Richard J. Henken was recently featured in the Boston Globe for his philanthropic activities with Catholic Schools Foundation.