Appraisal & Consulting

David Kirk - The summer months have distinguished seasonal waves

The summer months have seasonal waves in employment and housing that distinguish summer activity from the other seasons; especially in areas...

Maria Hopkins - Designation vs. licensing - Appraisers speak out

Years ago, licensing became required for real estate appraisers doing appraisals for any federally related transactions. While there are a f...

Stephen Sousa - Admiring appraiser adaptability to change

Change is one constant appraisers can count on. Whether it is changes in market conditions, appraisal reporting guidelines or USPAP, we know...

Don Griffin - Commercial real estate and/or the family home in a divorce

As the New England economy improves the number of couples moving forward to dissolve a marriage is increasing. In some instances a couple's ...

Rob Nahigian - Are we headed for inflation or deflation?

As we focus on the second quarter of 2011, we are faced each day with investment decisions based on projections. Where is the economy headed...

Daniel Calano - Housing redux: The end is not in sight

One month residential sales volume are up, but prices are down. The next month prices are up, but volume is down. The next week, both volume...

William Pastuszek - Spring only rarely comes to N.E.: This year it didn't come physically or in real estate

Consistent with the fact that most of us believe Spring only rarely comes to New England and that there are only two real seasons in New Eng...

Jim Kasparian - Integrate professionalism into everyday appraisal activity can benefit the entire industry

I was recently researching some valuation issues on various appraisal forums and noticed something interesting. Wow was there a lot of loud ...

Stephen Dunn - MBREA Strength in Numbers membership campaign

Appraisers across the country are beginning to experience the effectiveness of organized action. Most recently, appraisers in Massachusetts ...

Teresa MacNutt - Understanding terminology: legal & legal non-conforming

Three residential cases are presented because there are zoning classification issues with the structure or site. Let's first begin with an u...