You are sitting in a trench watching the front for danger when behind you are snipers in the form of a lender, borrower or regulator who is ...
We are getting pretty good at waking up in the morning (as we did on 1/1/00, 12/22/12 and today 1/2/13) to find the world is still here, the...
With the Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed by Congress and verified by the Supreme Court, its impact on our lives is still anything but certa...
For an unprecedented second year, here are the results of my survey of my various circles of friends: bankers, appraisers, brokers, develope...
The New Year has a running start with deficit talks half done. All will pay something for fiscal reform. Payroll tax holiday of 2% has expir...
I am looking forward to serving as the president of the MBREA in 2013. My membership goes back over 20 years, when I first decided to become...
The type of value that forms an appraisal objective can be vague and ambiguous to many clients and appraisers. For example, an appraiser's e...
Recently, the New England Chapter of the Counselors of Real Estate held a members-only luncheon in a format that allowed the attendees to br...
Recently, I was consulting on a residential development property in southeastern Mass., on and near the water. Having worked on the coast in...
Two items note for appraisers and users of appraisers. The first is from the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB). The second is from the Ap...