Appraisal & Consulting

President’s message: 2017 - A year of change - by Karen Friel

Karen Friel, MAI, MRA, is the 2017 president of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute and principal at Friel...

It’s not your mama’s appraisal business anymore - by Laurie Nichols

Order The lender sends an order via fax, phone, or mail. Remember, there is no computer for emailing or smartphone for texting. Sometimes t...

Tax reform: Optimism favors commercial real estate - by David Kirk

David Kirk, CRE, MAI, FRICS, is principal and founder of Kirk & Company, Real Estate Counselors, Boston. ...

Living in the floodplain: Not an easy decision - by Daniel Calano

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

White joins White Appraisal - is a New Hampshire apprentice appraiser

Dover, NH According to White Appraisal, Zachary White has joined the commercial real estate appraisal company. White has completed several a...

Babson College collaborates with the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute - by Karen Friel

The appraisal profession has definitely had its ups and downs. Most recently, the number of appraisers nationwide has declined from 121,000 in 2007 to 96,600 in 2017 nationwide. The age demographics are even harsher. Look around at any appraisal function and try to spot the Millennials.

Technology rules the appraisal roost. Trying to get appraisal process streamline - by Bill Pastuszek

Technology rules the appraisal roost. Everyone is trying to get the appraisal process streamline. Even appraisers are putting away their IBM selectrics and desktops in search of more efficiency and better solutions.

Case Study: Partial interest valuation of real estate - by Marc Nadeau

Partial Interest Valuation is a technique used by appraisers and other valuation professionals to estimate the value of a fractional interes...

FED action and tax reform might be considered tailwinds - by David Kirk

Commercial real estate continues to benefit from moderate economic fundamentals and well -priced risk. Nevertheless, the favorable conditions and outlook are unevenly spread over related capital and property markets.

Interest rate increases: not dampening residential demand - by Daniel Calano

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