Early last summer I wrote an article for The New England Real Estate Journal about coastal floodplain regulations and their potential impact...
The many consequences from the current economic downturn have impacted all aspects of the real estate profession. Real estate appraisers hav...
Recovery trends prevail. November jobless rate fell to 10%, from 10.2% in October, as employers cut the smallest number of jobs since the re...
A wave of change swept through the appraisal profession in 2009 including the implementation of the HVCC resulting in the wide spread use of...
Appraiser competency has been in the news recently. Sellers, buyers, and agents accuse appraisers of not having it. AMCs are taking fire for...
Back in January I started my term as president of the Massachusetts chapter of the Appraisal Institute. At the time, the future of the econo...
As 2009 comes to an end, the R.I. chapter of the Appraisal Institute is proud to say that we went a long way in meeting the needs of our mem...
The Counselors of Real Estate held its national meetings at Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans from Oct. 11th-14th. Approximately 144 CREs atte...
At the New England Appraiser's Expo co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers (MBREA) and the MA Chapter of the Appr...
We have all been exposed to the "other shoe" theory with regards to commercial real estate. While the current climate suggests that the fore...