Appraisal & Consulting

Buy versus rent: Investment in apartmenst on the increase

Almost a year ago, I wrote an article about why there was increase in apartment dwellers versus home buyers. In general, it was clear that y...

Challenge of training & hiring real estate appraisers - Part 1

The training and hiring of new appraisers is a hot subject in the industry. Is there a shortage of appraisers? How do appraisers get trained...

Mass. Chapter of the Appraisal Institute and MBREA hold annual expo Oct. 15th

Mass. Chapter of the Appraisal Institute and MBREA held the annual Appraisal Expo on October 15th at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel on Route...

Hurricane Sandy added to the risk spectrum for real estate

The counselors at the annual meeting in Miami October 14-17, featured a wide ranging panel on our domestic infrastructure and two panels on ...

Appraisal snapshot - Appraisals of the same prop. not the same

Have you ever taken a photo of something, then returned a second time and taken another photo of the same scene, and they just didn't look t...

Infrastructure bolsters the value of real estate

Something we all tend to take for granted in our everyday lives is infrastructure. We turn on the faucet and water flows. We flush the toile...

Turning "due" diligence into "do" diligence

"So how can we optimize the due diligence process to make sure we are getting the most meaningful results from our efforts? The answer is to...

Changes in the appraisal business over the past few years: UAD progress report

With all the big changes in the residential appraisal business over the past few years, starting with the HVCC, AMCs, the 1004 MC, Dodd-Fran...

Fall: A time for action, but what more can we do?

The end of Labor Day week-end is always seemingly an abrupt change: Automatically, the weather seems colder and the days shorter, as we are ...

Appraising the transition to a down or up market

I'm going out on a limb and calling a real estate bottom in my portion of Vermont, which includes the four southern counties. Appraisers oft...