Appraisal & Consulting

Anecdotal evidence will provide the commentary

Patterns of activity are important and scrubbed data and rigorous analysis for trends are the foundation of sound conclusions about the mark...

Assure safety and soundness with quality appraisals

The Federal Trade Commission recently announced two advance notices of proposed rulemaking relative to unfair and deceptive practices in the...

N.E. Commercial Property Exchange signs with Catylist

As of July 1st, New England Commercial Property Exchange (NECPE), a Commercial Information Exchange (CIE), switched their online commercial ...

Appraisal Institute news: Addressing the United Nations

Earlier this month, Jim Amorin, president of the Appraisal Institute, addressed the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) du...

Final tribute held for Charles Akerson, CRE Emeritus

The New England/Upstate NY CRE and the Mass Appraisal chapters held a tribute for Charles B. Akerson, CRE Emeritus on June 9th at The Unitar...

The rising cost of a rising tide: Insuring coastal sites

Summer has finally (sort of) arrived and my thoughts wander to sandy beaches, expansive marshes, and of course, real estate. Those beautiful...

Home Valuation Code of Conduct The good, the bad and the ugly

The Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) has been in effect for several months now, long enough to generate some real life reaction. To ref...

Maine chapter of the Appraisal Institute holds meeting

June 9th the Maine chapter of the Appraisal Institute held a dinner meeting at Verillos Convention Center in Portland, Maine....

Are things getting better? Definitely maybe...

Are things getting better? As my rock n' roll guitar idol Jeff Beck once titled a song, "Definitely Maybe." As many of the students who hav...

Sign up, get involved, be heard - It's your profession

Appraisers are happy to hear that, this time, the bank failures and the consequent collapse in housing prices is not being blamed on the app...