Appraisal & Consulting

Big data, or big algorithm: Don't miss this - part 2

Big Data Further Explained (See Part I) May 30 NEREJ Industry Leaders Spotlight. As I said in the first part of this article, two weeks ago...

The state of appraisal education: Face to face education vs. online education

I ended up in appraisal education not long after I became an appraiser. In college, I thought seriously about and came perilously close to g...

The new retail: The new consumer likes experiences

The consumer is finding new ways to spend money. Bricks and mortar retail stores have evolved beyond malls and big box specialties and aggre...

Appraisal quality monitoring: A positive step for the industry

In November of 2013 Fannie Mae issued Lender Letter LL-2013-10 which announced a new process they were implementing to identify and monitor ...

International Property Measurement Coalition

In this age of initials and acronyms, I've got a new one for you - IPMSC, or the International Property Measurement Coalition. The brainchil...

President's message: Spring, I love it.

Spring, I love it. The Red Sox are trying to find themselves while still managing to stay within a few games of first place which provide gr...

The time to invest in energy efficient systems and construction is NOW

Keeping older properties competitive is soon becoming an expectation of the marketplace. As energy costs continue their upward trend, operat...

Foreign investors and "secondary" markets

One of the more interesting factors influencing the current state of the real estate capital market is the increased presence of foreign inv...

Developers bulk sale vs. slugging it out

Over the last few weeks, I have been working on a consulting assignment for a large residential development community. Like many, the projec...

The parabolic curve of peaks and troughs: Where are we?

It seems that a while ago all real estate literature was pointing to a complete Boston Metropolitan area multifamily recovery from 2009 lows...