Appraisal & Consulting

"Payment in lieu of taxes" program held November 9th

The New England/Upstate NY CRE Chapter and the Mass Appraisal Chapter held a joint event on Nov. 9th at Boston's Federal Reserve Bank. Over ...

"Virtuality" - The business of reducing buildings

We all know about, and have used various hardware, software and applications that make communication and networking easier. Loosely defined,...

On November 8th the New England Appraisers Expo was held at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel

Pictured are some of the exhibitors/attendees...

Wake up call - Interim final rule on real estate appraisals

Consistent with the directives of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protect Act, the Federal Reserve (Fed) has issued an Interi...

Hope for 2011 appears reasonably well justified

The clarity of the complexity of the commercial real estate market improves with each sluggish tick of time and transaction closing. Locally...

Thank you to the members of MBREA

How quickly a year passes. Was it almost year ago that I sat down to write my first article for this publication? In that article, I talked ...

MBREA has an excellent Open Forum for Appraisers

The Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers has an excellent Open Forum for Appraisers in the member section of their web site. Member...

President's message: Looking backward and forward

My tenure as president of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Appraisal Institute is coming to an end. I will soon be replaced by the able J. M...

Location, location…How real estate varies in different areas

My location as I write this article is Breckenridge, Colorado, that well known ski resort town that is definitely becoming a four seasons' h...

Now is the best time to become a member of MBREA

I heard a radio ad offering 3.99% financing with no points or closing costs and wondered if people who just refinanced with do so again. We ...