Appraisal & Consulting

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...

The occurrence of “multiple versions of the truth” - by Shaun Fitzgerald

Shaun Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Appraisals What does it mean to “take a listing?” An appraiser friend was once taken aback when I said I w...

Transparent & reliable: critical components of any appraisal - by Steven Elliott

Steven Elliott, Elliott Gottschalk & Associates So, what’s happening during this summer of highs and lows? Red Sox up, Red Sox down, ...

Boomers move aside and other issues from CRE Top Ten List - by Donald Bouchard

Donald Bouchard, CRE Recently, the Counselors of Real Estate have released their list of The Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate for 2016-...

CRE Message: Arbitration, mediation, consternation? - by Donald Bouchard

Donald Bouchard, CRE Having been in the real estate business for over 35 years, I have had the opportunity to read thousands of leases of a...

Commercial real estate appraisers: At the center of the CRETech revolution - by Joe Egan

Joe Egan, Joseph P. Egan & Associates Although arriving to the launch party late, innovative technology is changing the commercial real...