We are emerging from one of the most lenient winters in recent memory to the spring season of politics in an election year. The entire spect...
In the last issue, I made a case for why inflation is good for real estate owners.
On the flip side, high inflation can be detrimental to p...
The Counselors will convene in Chicago for the midyear meeting April 22nd-25th to spring forward, reflecting on cycles past and present and ...
The appraisal profession is in a sorry state. It's not the result of the HVCC, Dodd-Frank or any of the myriad other external factors influe...
A note of caution: the following might be a little technical. It could even hurt. It might not mean much to folks on the commercial side, bu...
The first day of spring is March 21, 2012 and Daylight Savings starts March 11, 2012. Economic cycles probably get a pump in the spring quar...
I admit it. I missed the big transition ten years ago, and it cost me. For 25 years, I have been appraising real estate in Massachusetts, an...
Part 1 appeared in the February 10th edition of NEREJ.
To most investors, a competent appraisal is a welcome part of a prudent asset managem...
In the news from the Appraisal Institute. The Appraisal Institute (AI) commented February 15th on the Financial Accounting Standards Board's...
The real estate industry comprises just one piece of a very complex economic puzzle. Other pieces include financial and business services, t...
