Appraisal & Consulting

2015 was an up and down year to put it mildly - by Steven Elliott

Steven Elliott, Elliott Gottschalk & Associates Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanza, Happy Festivus, Happy New Year and if Iâ...

Where is the market going - Basic economics - by Maria Hopkins

Maria Hopkins, Maria Hopkins Associates Leading economists have said that our economy in Massachusetts is doing well as is the nation overa...

Of inspections, observations, examinations, views and experts - by Bill Pastuszek

Bill Pastuszek, Shepherd Associates Real estate appraisers appraise real estate, except that what we really value are the rights in real pr...

Tightening up for 2016 - Will be slightly different from 2015 - by David Kirk

David Kirk, Kirk & Co. Take your tax moves. Make your year-end transactions. Tighten up for 2016. Commercial real estate demand is deri...

Key insights on Real Estate of the future from CRE

Boston, MA When Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) members from around the world gathered in Charlotte, N. C. for the 2015 CRE Annual Conventio...

President’s message: “Many hands make light work” - by Ken Dicks

Ken Dicks, Appraisal Institute In reviewing the past 12 months, I have come to appreciate the adage “many hands make light work.” The ...

The system is broken: Refer to me as Captain Amidon - by Patricia Amidon

Patricia Amidon, Amidon Appraisal Company Earning a living as a real estate appraiser is becoming increasingly difficult. Appraisers find t...

Increase in interest rates may not ruin the party - Part II - by Daniel Calano

Daniel Calano, Prospectus, LLC Two weeks ago in a special section for real estate Counselors, I reviewed some of the reasons why an interes...

Controversies related to property valuation for assessment purposes

Donald Bouchard, CRE In real estate tax cases, the issue of market value is the central factor that establishes the “fairness” of the t...

Opinions of value - and why they differ - by Mark Plourde

Mark Plourde, Maine Valuation Company So you ask a simple question “What’s my property worth?.” Depending on whom you ask, the answer...