Name: Fitz Lufkin III
Title: President
Company: Evaluation Services, Inc.
Location: 100 Brickstone Square, Ste. G-04, Andover, MA 21810
Birthplace and year: Gloucester, Mass., Feb. 1, 1963
Family: Wife, Ellen; children: Fitz, Christopher and Olivia
College: Univ. of Mass./Amherst, BS in Economics
First job in real estate or allied field: Appraisals, Inc. in Gloucester, fee appraiser
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Oversee a full service appraisal and consulting company, primarily residential work; manage a staff of 8 appraisers, 2 administrators for Worcester and eastern and southern New Hampshire.
Hobbies: Coach youth sports, play basketball and golf
Favorite book: "Patriot Reign" by Michael Holley
Favorite movie: "The Godfather," parts 1 and 2
Person you admire most (outside of family): Harry S. Truman
Key to success: Hard work, perseverance and a little luck
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Communications/teaching
Hyannis, MA MassDevelopment issued $9 million in tax-exempt bonds on behalf of Harbor Health Services Inc. to help the nonprofit public health agency expand its community health center and serve additional patients.
Attention to owners of real estate in the Commonwealth (and the title companies and other professionals who advise them), the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (the “DOR”) recently adopted a new “millionaire’s tax” via 830 CMR 62B.2.4
Over the past several weeks, I have completed appraisal assignments for private clients. Interestingly, after submitting these appraisals, I received several phone calls – not to question the value, content, or any incorrect information, but rather to discuss the price per s/f compared to the comparable sales used in the report.
The purpose of this article is to address problematic or confusing issues which may help assessors and appraisers to better understand how to value real estate for tax assessment purposes.
Our current, highly competitive real estate market poses specific challenges for investors who are considering taking advantage of a tax-deferred 1031 exchange. In this market, investors will have no problem selling their current property if priced properly, but they may find it difficult to find a suitable replacement property