It has been my pleasure to serve as president of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Appraisal Institute for 2011. We have a highly qualified g...
According to my husband Bob, the current economy is like a horse in barbed wire. For those who have not spent much time in the equestrian wo...
I just finished teaching a class full of residential appraisers. This was a well skilled, diverse group of experienced young and old apprais...
The New Year is upon us and the upside is almost balanced with the downside risk. Property budgets for 2012 are almost baked. Preparing for ...
Last month as I went to place a job file on an appraisal assignment I just completed in the filing cabinet, I realized with dread that the o...
So the third quarter is now over. Wow! What a summer of uncertainty. I had many questions in June about the second half of 2011. So what hav...
Early last summer I wrote an article for The New England Real Estate Journal about coastal floodplain regulations and their potential impact...
Dramatic volatility and fluctuations in security markets are expected to continue indefinitely punctuated by more frequent financial trauma....
Licensure was established in Massachusetts for appraisers in order to set minimum standards for real estate appraisals. Unfortunately, many ...
"All you guys do is slow up the process and cost me money..."
Ladies and gentlemen these words were spoken to me over 27 years ago and someh...