Appraisal & Consulting

Reviewing appraisals: Art and science - Part 2

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...

Appraisal Institute advocates for appraiser professionals

In the news from the Appraisal Institute. The Appraisal Institute (AI) commented February 15th on the Financial Accounting Standards Board's...

Perhaps we have learned our lesson, but probably not

The real estate industry comprises just one piece of a very complex economic puzzle. Other pieces include financial and business services, t...

Chapter chair message: 2012 commercial real estate outlook

The New England CRE chapter held its first program of the year on February 16th at the CBRE offices featuring Ray Torto, Ph.D, CRE. Torto i...

Inflation: Good, bad or ugly for real estate? Part 1

Much has been said about impending inflation recently, by politicians, banks, economists, and the Federal Reserve. Generally speaking, many ...

Light winter, what about the spring? What weather can do to real estate markets

It's been a mild winter in New England, of nearly historic proportions. Many of us are thinking golf in March with daffodils not far behind....

Highest and best use of real estate in a changing market

The supply of vacant land available for sale has increased, partially due to the difficulty in obtaining financing. Due to a slow down in ne...

Chapter chair message: Revisiting the case for real estate

After last month's Fed announcement it seems the case for real estate became stronger. The Fed statement - that short term interest rates wi...

Housing: Is it the engine or result of growth?

As I was thinking about what type of real estate story to write this month, I came back once again to the housing market. I realized that th...

The 2012 forecasts are in and are being revised!

Euro zone troubles continue to impact optimism about domestic recovery. Government cutbacks continue to offset employment gains from the pri...