Appraisal & Consulting

Real estate appraisers’ reaction to Executive Order 562 - by Douglas Galloway

Douglas Galloway, Durkin Law P.C. Governor Charles Baker issued Executive Order 562 in response to ever-increasing administrative regulatio...

What is the real value of an analysis these days? - by Wayne Valliere

Wayne Valliere, Barnstable Plymouth Appraisal Services I was visiting a colleague at his office recently and he showed me a pamphlet from a...

Boomers and Millenials : Acting alike, to a point - by Daniel Calano

Daniel Calano, Prospectus, LLC I have written a fair amount about demographic-housing trends, particularly for millennials and baby boomers...

Upcoming Mass./RI chapter of the Appraisal Institute events and offerings

• Business Practices and Ethics, September 17 • Hewitt/McKinney/Kinsella Golf Tournament on September 21, at the Blackstone National Gol...

The “cap rate” - Insight from an appraiser’s perspective - by Mark Plourde

Mark Plourde, Maine Valuation Company You may hear the term “cap rate” in discussions or articles involving commercial real estate. Eve...

Assumptions, extraordinary assumptions, hypothetical conditions - by Bill Pastuszek

Bill Pastuszek, Shepherd Associates This isn’t going to be as boring as you think it’s going to be! Read on. Despite the best efforts o...

Liquidity is a good defense and offense in volatile markets - by David Kirk

David Kirk, Kirk & Co. Turmoil, downturn or collapse…just some more jiggles, bigger than before. As China moves to restore its econom...

Ramifications of interest rate rise: Volatility speaks volumes - by Daniel Calano

Daniel Calano, Prospectus, LLC The Fed has done it again. After a few comments by some regional Federal Bank chiefs, indicating that an int...

Where did all the appraisers go??? - by Jamie Moore

Jamie Moore, Jamie Moore Appraisal Services Over the past few years, I seldom meet a new appraiser during my daily routine. Our ranks are d...

Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers hosts Breakfast with the Experts Aug. 20

Shown (from left) are: Stephen Dunn, RA, Carol Atkinson-Palombo and Shaun Fitzgerald RA. Norwood, MA Friday morning, August 20, the Massach...