Appraisal & Consulting

CRE Message: Pricing and capital flows still strong

Broach the subject of commercial real estate values these days and you will likely get a host of reactions ranging from laughter to knitted ...

Act 250: Vermont's state-wide land use law

Almost all municipalities have zoning ordinances that control the legal use of the land and define minimum requirements for development in l...

President's message: Embrace Appraisal Institute

Time to brush up on the writing skills. I will try to avoid the bullet points and snippets we have all become so accustomed to in our every ...

MBREA 2015 Annual Membership Dinner Installation of Officers

Reserve your seat today and join the MBREA's 2015 Annual Membership Meeting and Dinner on January 14. The celebration will be at the Colonia...

MBREA government affairs committee had a busy 2014

MBREA|The Association for Valuation Professionals government affairs committee had a busy 2014. The association wrote and filed three pieces...

Energy, transportation and appraised value

I believe that the major obstacle to a truly healthy residential real estate market is the debt hanging over so many recent college graduate...

Continuity and healthy persistence for 2015

The outlook for commercial real estate in 2015 is brighter than 2014 which by most measures was a very good year for commercial real estate....

What to watch for in 2015

Last year, I concluded my 2014 forecast by saying, "All in all, there's ample cause for greater excitement about the coming year. I am parti...

Balkanization of real estate: Smaller pieces, lower prices, lower risk

Imagine a time when you book a venue for a two hour cocktail party before the Metropolitan Opera or a three hour slot afterwards for a late ...

Counselors of Real Estate: Thank you for an eventful 2014

The New England Chapter of the Counselors of Real Estate had an eventful year with a series of innovative programs, along with hosting the A...