Appraisal & Consulting

Find the way. Keep on trucking! - by David Kirk

David Kirk, Kirk & Co. Capital market turmoil and global terror and hostilities persist. And the noise and anger in the American primar...

Spring is upon us! Prospects of selling and buying a home - by Jeffrey Klein

Jeffrey Klein, Allied Appraisal Associates Spring is upon us and everyone is excited with the prospects of selling and buying a new home. T...

Dear Janet (Yellen) letter From Daniel Calano

Daniel Calano, Prospectus, LLC Dear Janet, As the Fed chief, I know you have the people’s interest at heart in your quest to keep intere...

Professional certification of value: Why it matters - by Mark Plourde

Mark Plourde, Maine Valuation Company There certainly are many varieties of “opinions of value” in the marketplace but not much consist...

Maloney of Joseph J. Blake & Associates, Inc. earns MAI designation

Robert Maloney, Joseph J. Blake Boston, MA According to the New England regional office of Joseph J. Blake & Associates, Inc., Robert M...

Thoughts from the Global Cities Conference: Stanford University - by Donald Bouchard

Donald Bouchard, CRE According to UN statistics, the world now has seven billion people. Of this total, 50% living in cities across the glo...

Appraisal education is the hallmark of Appraisal Institute - by John Mello

John Mello, Appraisal Institute Professional appraisal education is the hallmark of the Appraisal Institute. Individuals entering the appra...

March 15: Significant day for appraisers and the MBREA - by Richard Simmons

Richard Simmons, MBREA March 15 was a significant day for both Massachusetts appraisers and the MBREA on Beacon Hill. Known as Joint Rule 1...

The Appraisal Institute’s Analysis and Valuation of Golf Courses and Country Clubs - by Jeffrey Dugas

Jeffrey Dugas, Wellspeak Dugas & Kane, LLC Most appraisers struggle with the allocation of going concern value to nonreality components...

Boston’s Seaport District - Knitting it all together- by Webster Collins and Peter Mugford

From time-to-time, as part of CBRE’s appraisal and advisory business, I am asked to meet with non-Boston investment teams investigating ...