Appraisal & Consulting

N.E. Real Estate Expo: Hotel and retail trends in 2010

I had the pleasure of being the commercial moderator at the New England Real Estate Expo in Norwood Mass. this year. It was held at the Sher...

Are we in recovery from the Great Recession yet?

All of us are all too familiar with the Great Recession and what that looks like - job loss, falling real estate prices, increasing vacancy,...

The new market is defined by 2011, the New Year

The new market is defined by, among other things, 2011, the New Year. 2011 means new allocations for commercial real estate lending from the...

Rhode Island chapter of the Appraisal Institute "goals and needs"

The RI Chapter of The Appraisal Institute under the guidance of its president, has prepared and e-mailed to its membership a survey to assis...

With the change in the market appraiser qualifications do count

With the change once again in the real estate market, the appraisers that are the busiest are those with the best qualifications who have di...

What might happen in 2011: Looks like a steady year, need a year like this to recover

The view is a lot different than it was a year ago. It depends a lot on your perspective as to how to spin it. I'm feeling mildly, pragmatic...

R.I. Chapter of the Appraisal Institute held it's Holiday meeting Dec. 9th

R.I. Chapter of the Appraisal Institute held it's Annual Holiday Meeting and Installation of Officers and Directors for 2011 on December 9th...

Boomer retirement: What does it mean to bricks and mortar

Baby boomers have had a lot of press this past week, as the first wave of soon to be 65 year olds begins a retirement boom. Not to be trifle...

Mass. Chapter of the Appraisal Institute held it's Annual Holiday meeting Dec. 7th

December 7th, the Mass. Chapter of the Appraisal Institute held it's Annual Holiday Meeting and Installation of Officers and Directors for 2...

CRE held its annual holiday party December 15th

Wednesday evening, December 15th, the Counselors of Real Estate held it's annual holiday party at the Algonquin Club in Boston. Pictured are...