Appraisal & Consulting

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...

Mark-to-market and fair value cause of meltdown?

I'm sure you've seen the media stories about mark-to-market and fair value being a major cause of the financial meltdown. That is like blami...

Travels with Charley: A guide in our travels as appraisers

Charles Akerson, MAI, CRE, real estate appraiser, counselor, teacher and author of international scope, died this spring at the age of 86. H...