Appraisal & Consulting

Public beware - Not all appraisals are alike!

The public appears to have a misperception that any appraisal of a single-family residence completed on the same property as of the same dat...

President-elect Obama and the recessionary episode

President-elect Barack Obama brings hope to what is clearly unfolding as a recessionary episode. The Commonwealth connection with Obama has ...

28 great positive notes about the financial market

It is Friday, October 10th as we head into Columbus Day weekend as I watch the Dow hit 8,451 and down -128. That is good news (it is less of...

N.E. Appraisal Expo held on Oct. 20th at Four Points Hotels

Absent at the time of the photo was panelist Richard Herlihy of Richard Barry Joyce and Partners. ?and "prosecutor" Steve Spangle of Spangle...

What is next with proposed legislation for appraisers?

November is finally here, marking the end to one of the most turbulent months in the history of the stock and financial markets. It appears ...

Requirements all health plans offered in 2008 should meet

Mass. health reform will soon require most employees to have health insurance coverage that meets minimum creditable coverage (MCC) standard...

Are you Joe the appraiser? What should you do now?

The ballots have been cast and the results are in. We will have a new president in the White House. As an appraiser how will this affect how...

What if no mortgages could be written in Mass.?

What if no mortgages could be written in Mass.? It could happen. Not likely, but there's a government agency called the Appraisal Subcommit...

A message to appraisers: Should we be mad about the state of the economy? Part 1

With events proceeding out of the shambles that constitutes the housing market, the words of the out of control newscaster, Howard Beele, in...

Three important questions in a declining market

I read an interesting article in the New York Times magazine recently about the different perceptions people have of what President Bush has...