Appraisal & Consulting

R.I. chapter of the Appraisal Institute installs its officers and directors

The R.I. chapter of the Appraisal Institute held its annual installation of officers and directors on December 12th, at the Italo-American C...

What have you done for us lately?

It will probably be a little while before the sub-prime mess settles down, and quite a while before it's cleaned up. From the news reports,...

Three important questions in a declining market

Now that a majority of American markets are experiencing an adjustment period in property valuation, we as appraisers are starting to "scrat...

The folly of data base appraising: Serious issue faced by the appraisal industry

I recently was retained to review two appraisals of the same property. Both were retrospective appraisals with the same valuation date. The...