The MBREA is sad to note the passing of Massachusetts state senator Thomas Kennedy on June 28.
Senator Tom Kennedy was a strong supporter o...
Have you ever wondered what a team of expert appraisers would say about your reports? You want every report that leaves your office to be co...
The first half of 2015 is now behind us. Looking back at the seemingly never-ending stream of snowfall, with a delayed start to spring, warm...
Appraisal is a complex mix of gathering information from a wide variety of sources and making sense of it. Sometimes appraisers get lost in ...
Commercial real estate markets continue to benefit from moderately positive fundamentals and the securities markets continue to record volat...
Almost three years ago, I wrote an article predicting that the Millennial generation (age 18-34) was soon going to change over from apartmen...
The state of Colorado legalized the private use, possession and cultivation of Cannabis in November of 2012. But beyond the controversy and ...
Here in northern New England winter fitfully turned to Vermont's fifth season, mud season. Hand written signs suggesting, "pick a good rut, ...
The federal and state laws and regulation that govern appraisers are contained in thousands of pages of fine print. The Dodd Frank Statute o...
To carry forward last month's theme of Quality Control and Quality Assurance this month's installment will focus on the discipline of Apprai...