Appraisal & Consulting

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?

Jensen, Logue, Walsh and Manfra oversee new Integra-Boston office

Thomas Jensen, MAI, a seasoned commercial real estate appraisal industry veteran who joined IRR more than two decades ago, will lead the new office as senior managing director, along with Emmet Logue, MAI, CRE, executive director; Christopher Walsh, MAI, director; and Jeremiah Manfra, MAI, director.

A fresh start to the legislative year for MBREA - by Cohen and Sousa

The Massachusetts Legislature launched the 191st General Court on January 2. The senate will be led by Karen Spilka while the house will be led by Robert DeLeo. Committee leaderships and assignments have not been announced.