“Has there even been an unbiased appraisal?” - by Sean Sargeant

Like many of you, I attended (virtually) the American Society of Appraisers’ seminar on Unconscious Bias for the Appraisal Profession in January 2021. Gary Smith and Janet Crenshaw Smith put together an insightful

Open the schools to improve business conditions - by Valerie Pontiff

Businesses do not exist to serve real estate. Instead, real estate exists and derives value from underlying business demand. New England states aggressively tax commercial real estate, and the revenue is largely directed to schools.

Value in commercial real estate and elsewhere - by Brett Pelletier

Everyone wants to know what is going on. Myself included. The commercial real estate markets, the stock market, the housing market, life sciences in Boston, short sellers on Wall Street

The past year, reviewed. The next year, forecasted. - by Bill Pastuszek

To say that 2020 was an eventful, unprecedented year is to go with the traditional wisdom, which happens to be mostly right. Of real estate and appraisal, COVID created some challenges and gave out some surprises. 

Jensen of Boston Appraisal & Consulting awarded CRE credential - by Thomas Jensen

Boston, MA Thomas Jensen, MAI, CRE, principal/executive director at Boston Appraisal & Consulting, LLC, has been awarded the CRE (Counselor of Real Estate) credential by The Counselors of Real Estate, an international group of high-profile

Let’s start 2021 with a much needed laugh or two - by Brian White

For commercial real estate appraisers, most days are spent inspecting buildings, walking land, gathering data, crunching numbers and writing reports. The general public likely thinks that the life of a commercial real estate appraiser is dull and uneventful

How the legal environment endangers appraisal practice -by Roger Durkin

This article is directed at all appraisers including real estate appraisers, business appraisers, art, antique, machinery, equipment, sports memorabilia, jewelry, coin, or collectibles. An appraiser is a person who provides a defined economic exchange value

President’s message: 2020 is in our rearview mirror - by John Drew

2020 is in our rearview mirror, but like most things in 2020 the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute held their Holiday Meeting and Installation of Officers virtually on December 2^nd. The MA-RI Chapter will once again

Elements re-shaping The value of real estate - by Marc Nadeau

A year of change: The year 2020 brought with it COVID, record low interest rates, a record increase in e-market commerce and federal and state moratoriums on evictions. These elements and more are proving to re-shape the real estate landscape. 

Fresh start in 2021 - Nustart and restart - by David Kirk

New Year’s resolutions. Newly minted constituencies. Healthcare, education and care. And the caregivers, teachers and elderly are at the top of the list. The national Centers for Disease Control have recommended the essential caregivers and vulnerable elderly receive