Appraisal & Consulting

Help! Help! I'm the messenger and I've been shot!

A postcard arrived in the mail a few weeks ago advising me that Amidon Appraisal Company had been reviewed on Angie's List. For the uninitia...

Here we go again - Back to basics on budgeting

It was October, 2008 and the stock market had just crashed over 700 points. The month was a disaster and the capitalist system was on the br...

The commonly held belief - It can move markets, true or not

I am writing this article on the backside of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene, which was supposed to be the largest storm of the century, exce...

Closing gaps and spreads in the commercial real estate market

The Federal Reserve Bank decision to maintain low interest environment through 2013 in response to weakening conditions in the global and do...

A layman's guide to Uniform Appraisal Dataset

On September 1st (January 1st, 2012 for FHA loans), there will be significant changes in the way in which appraisers complete appraisal repo...

What valuation options are available for clients?

The continued instability in today's housing market makes converting a potential mortgage lead to an actual borrower extremely challenging. ...

Net Lease Capital closes $23 million sale of 49 CVS drugstores in a 1031 exchange

Net Lease Capital has closed on the $237 million sale of 49 CVS drugstores to an undisclosed client. Net Lease Capital provided the portfol...

CRE board of directors met on June 22nd at The Algonquin Club, Boston

The New England/Upstate NY Chapter board of directors met on June 22nd at The Algonquin Club to plan the fall events for the chapter. Many d...

What difference a "point" makes in the cost of debt

Two weeks ago, buyers and we had a real time, real life, nail biting lesson on the fluctuation of debt cost around a real estate purchase. A...

Appraising can be a dangerous profession!

For the most part, personal safety is not an overriding issue for the real estate appraisal professional. However, incidences do arise when ...