Appraisal & Consulting

Appraisal Institute president's message: Quality matters

For this month's installment I look to highly quoted people in history. "Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environme...

Collateral underwriter Fannie Mae's new tool

In a previous issue, I had written an article about a positive change in Fannie Mae's appraisal policy. They eliminated the previous adjustm...

Counselors of Real Estate 2015 Mid-Year meetings

The 2015 mid-year meetings of the Counselors of Real Estate took place in Denver, Colorado from April 19-23. As is typical, the programs wer...

Blasphemy to some, but it's time for interest rates hikes

Janet Yellen and members of the Federal Reserve have done it again. Just when they have almost committed to raise short term interest rates ...

Understanding and using comparable transactions in relation to appraisal

I recently taught a seminar, Understanding and Using Comparable Transactions. Developed by the Alliance for Valuation Education (Alliance), ...

We eagerly await the actions of the Fed

In March, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) reported that economic fundamentals continued to improve, albeit at a modest rate...

Experts breakfast: Residential appraisal for lenders

On March 10 at the Four Points Sheraton in Norwood the MBREA hosted a Breakfast with the Experts. This offering was organized by Richard Gou...

MA & RI Chapter of the Appraisal Institute Task Force

The MA & RI Chapter of the Appraisal Institute Task Force met to discuss opportunities to extend outreach into our local communities. The t...

CRE Message: The ever changing retail landscape

Technology is a wonderful thing. Advances in communication, medicine, agriculture and transportation have altered our world in so many ways....

Who will absorb America's next housing boom?

You have heard me, and many others, discuss the future of housing in context of baby boomers and Millennials (Generation Y). Not many mentio...