Appraisal & Consulting

CRE held National Conference in N.Y.C. - March 29th-31st

The Counselors of Real Estate held its National Conference in NYC at The Waldorf-Astoria March 29th - 31st. Approximately 200 CREs attended ...

Housing: Are there any signs of life out there? Part 2

Part one appeared in the March 13th edition of the NEREJ in the Appraisal & Consulting section. My decidedly unscientific survey of area re...

Working forest easements: What are they/their worth?

In recent years the term "working forest easement" has been used with reference to conservation easements placed on large forested tracts th...

The market one year after the start of the recession: How it got to the way it is today

Quarter 1 2008 is the consensus view of the start of our current recession. If one were to think back a year, there was no recession in the ...

The many economic paradoxes of our time

The more you read and listen to, the more you realize that there are as many differing opinions as there are experts on the economy, real es...

View from the edge: Time to enjoy simpler things in life

Life certainly has gotten simpler with the recession in full swing. I have learned to enjoy the simple, but meaningful, things in my little ...

MBREA holds its annual installation of officers on Jan. 14th at Montvale Plaza

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Home valuation code of conduct: How to stay informed on what is happening with the code

The code is directed at lenders, their employees and agents and applies only to loans that will be sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Howev...

Avoiding appraisal fraud: Appraising your client Part 2

Part one appeared in the February 13th edition of the NEREJ in the Appraisal and Consulting section. Every appraiser knows that information...

Market conditions: Be objective despite the doom and gloom

The effect of the economy on property value has been an intriguing component of every assignment these past few months. Each segment of the ...