Richard Carter President Maine Chapter Appraisal Institute
Name: Richard Carter
Title: President, Maine Chapter of the Appraisal Intitute
Company: North Wind Appraisal Company
Location: 12 Waterboro Rd., Alfred, ME
Birthplace: Brockton, Mass, 1948
Family: Wife, Nancy; Daughter, Selina
College: UMass Amherst, BA, History; BD-MS in Health Science
First job outside of finance: YMCA program director
First job in finance or allied field: Scott's Appraisal Service - staff appraiser
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Increase programs and services to members; encourage residential appraisers to get their designations; sustain financial visibility; increase membership by 10%
Hobbies: Hiking, time on farm improving the property, historical pictures
Favorite book: "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Favorite movie: "Forrest Gump"
Persons you admire most (outside of family): PM Tony Blair
Keys to success: Hard work
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Railroad engineer or botanist.
Kingston, MA Rockland Trust financed the acquisition of Indian Pond Country Club (IPCC), a private championship golf club. The buyer, Bobby Palma is a local native and resident of the South
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.
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
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