Appraisal & Consulting

Too much uncertainty? May be time to wait and watch

I can't remember a time when there were more balls in the air, issues affecting real estate, and no one able to say for certain where they w...

Ice road truckers in July? Is the CRE market onto something big in the future?

While there has been long needed improvement in the volume of sales in residential markets: buyers and sellers are finally finding a middle ...

Underwriting risks of uncertainty can be a challenge

Commercial real estate investment and performance are inextricably linked to the local, national and global economy. Underwriting risks of u...

If the future is not here yet, it soon will be

The mortgage market has been moving along very smoothly since the start of the year; the threat of a stalled U.S. economic recovery due to e...

The two halves of 2012: Perspectives and prospects

My being part of CBRE provides an opportunity to gain unique market knowledge not typically available. I attend brokerage meetings and learn...

Lose the blues in Chicago - CRE Mid-Year Meeting

The Counselors of Real Estate held its national spring meeting at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago from April 22nd-25th. The theme of the meeti...

Low rates cause high "values" - Don't get caught

About 10 to 12 years ago, well before the Great Recession, interest rates were low, facilitating easy buying of residential and commercial r...

Can appraisers take back some measure of control? And, are we up to the task?

The appraisal process is under serious assault. It will get worse before it gets better. Appraisers are no longer believed. What appraisers ...

Cycles are determined by repetitive patterns/occurrences

Cycles are determined by repetitive patterns of behavior or occurrences. The current economic dynamic is different from your grandfather's c...

Tony Trodella: A Tribute from Dick Dennis

Many, maybe most of us, will remember the tv ad where the mother would call out "Anthony" and a bright young boy would come running. So it w...