Appraisal & Consulting

Data by the anecdote and the aggregate - by David Kirk

David Kirk, Kirk & Co. Current macro and micro data is substantially positive. The Fed is expected to raise rates in December consisten...

CRE Message: More store closures on the way? - by Donald Bouchard

Donald Bouchard, CRE Recently, Macy’s became the most recent department store retailer to announce new closings. One hundred locations ar...

End of summer wish: Musings on how to be a good client - by Karen Friel

Karen Friel, Friel Valuation Advisors, LLC As summer fades, 4th Quarter 2016 is rapidly approaching, the traditional “crunch time” for ...

Slow down, you move too fast, or, are you working too hard and not paying attention? - by Bill Pastuszek

Bill Pastuszek, Shepherd Associates If you are too busy to read this, you are working too hard! It’s been a busy summer time for commerc...

President’s message: New Hampshire - Vermont merger - by Katrina Hill

Katrina Hill, Appraisal Institute The New Hampshire and Vermont Chapters of the Appraisal Institute will be merging to become the New Hamps...

Appraisal Institute CT Chapter President’s Message - by Theodore Rummel

Theodore Rummel, Webster Bank NA I remember starting my first appraisal job with John F. Rowlson Company in May of 1978, a few days after I...

Seamless…in real estate problem solving and decision making - by Brett Pelletier

Brett Pelletier, Kirk & Company The word of the decade might just be “seamless;” and if it’s not, it probably should be. The appr...

Gross living area in regard to an appraisal report - by Guy Andrews

Guy Andrews, CMA Appraisals, Inc. Gross living area or GLA according to Corelogic, is one of the most frequently adjusted features in the s...

Appraising and trout in a time of drought - Adapt to change and adjust to new realities - by Bill Pastuszek

Bill Pastuszek, Shepherd Associates It’s a hot dry summer. Trout thrive in cold water and when it gets warm they congregate in cold, oxyg...

A resume of the chapters activities so far this year - by Lianne Andreucci

Lianne Andreucci, Appraisal Institute Since the first of the year, the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute ha...