Appraisal & Consulting

Economic activity has been rising at a good pace - by Brett Pelletier

Brett Pelletier is chief operating officer with Kirk & Company, Real Estate Counselors, Boston, Mass. ...

McGovern selected as first recipient of RICABOR lifetime achievement award

Providence, RI William McGovern has been selected as the first recipient of the Rhode Island Commercial and Appraisal Board of Realtors (RICABOR) lifetime achievement award. The award was presented on December 19th, 2018.

FDIC, Federal Reserve and OCC propose to raise “de minimus” - by Shaun Fitzgerald

Shaun Fitzgerald is the owner of Fitzgerald Appraisals, Easton Mass ...

Appraiser licensing criteria: Update of proposed changes - by Darwin Werthessen

Darwin Werthessen is a valuations analyst at Integra-Boston. ...

Case Studies in Appraising Green Residential Buildings - by Greg Curtis

Greg Curtis, MAI, is the 2019 president of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Chapter of The Appraisal Institute, and senior vice president,...

Moore joins real estate consulting firm, Kirk & Co. as an associate in Boston

Boston, MA Kirk & Co. has welcomed Gregory Moore to the real estate consulting team as an associate. Moore will serve to assist in the a...

Appraisers, evaluations and risk in the state of Maine - by Mark Plourde

Mark Plourde, MAI is the managing partner of Maine Valuation Company, Gorham, Maine. ...

Navigating real estate cycles: Are we in a 7th inning stretch? - by David Levy

David Levy, CRE, CFA, MAI, MRICS, is senior vice president at Bentall Kennedy (U.S.) Limited Partnership, Wellesley Hills, Mass. ...

Looser lending standards: So far, so good... - by Daniel Calano

Daniel Calano, CRE, is the managing partner and principal of Prospectus, LLC, Cambridge, Mass.  ...

Raising the appraisal threshold: Does this make sense? by Bill Pastuszek

From the Federal Register, Vol. 83, No. 235, Friday, December 7, 2018: “The proposed rule would increase the threshold level at or below which appraisals would not be required for residential real estate-related transactions from $250,000 to $400,000.” With me so far?