Appraisal & Consulting

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...

The MBREA has an active Government Affairs Committee

The MBREA has an active Government Affairs Committee that recently met and identified several issues for 2012. Supported by the association'...

Reviewing appraisals: Art and science - Part 1

To those occasionally dependent on appraisals, "mystifying" sometimes describes the process. Whether appraisals are the product of tried and...

Appraisers Group promotes Fennell to vice president

Belmont MA The Appraisers Group has promoted Morgan Fennell to vice president. In his new position Fennell will oversee and coordinate all a...