Appraisal & Consulting

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...

Fed watch: Now, international concerns - by Daniel Calano

Daniel Calano, Prospectus, LLC If you follow this column, you’ve heard me warn about low interest rates over several years. Articles go b...

Comparing appraisals in Houston and Vermont - by Sean Sargeant

Sean Sargeant, Sargeant Appraisal Services I am sitting in downtown Houston as I write, surrounded by construction cranes, road closures fo...

First half 2016 has been smooth, gradual and mixed - David Kirk

David Kirk, Kirk & Co. First half 2016 has been smooth, gradual and mixed. Macro measurements are helpful in defining market context. F...