Appraisal & Consulting

Appraisal Institute offered recommendations to Congress

Again let me thank the Massachusetts Chapter of the Appraisal Institute's supporting Premier Sponsors, Integra Realty Resources, CBRE/New En...

The idyllic days of summer and appraising marinas

The idyllic days of summer have arrived! Early sunrises and late sunsets punctuate delightfully long days. This is the time we appraisers re...

Has housing bottomed? Have we missed something?

"Has housing bottomed?" The collapse of the housing industry set off the great recession of 2008 and its recovery is critical to economic st...

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...