Appraisal & Consulting

Geographical info. systems tools give life to real estate

We all know that "a picture is worth a thousand words." The same is true of GIS mapping results. So what is it? To paraphrase an Appraisal I...

Regulatory changes & impact to commercial property

The New England Chapter of the Counselors of Real Estate met March 25 for its second chapter luncheon of the year. The program, New Changes ...

Multi-family markets in New England: Housing in motion

Multi-family housing in New England, in the Boston area, has always fascinated me. When I first came to Boston as a very young real estate a...

Austin and Boston: Economic and cultural similarities

Austin and Boston are comps. Economic and cultural similarities abound, and both have been heralded as urban environments of the future. Uni...

Master's class in appraising through an organization

Like professionals in many fields, appraisers who have been successfully practicing their craft for years believe they are among the best th...

Where we've been, where we are and where we're going

What do you think impacts value the most - supply vs. demand would be the obvious answer. But the availability of financing is the biggest f...

President's message: Spring has arrived!

Spring has arrived! Yes, I said it. No more false starts, no more snow storms and no more scraping windshields. The Red Sox are back, the Ma...

Are weathermen the new economists?

Baby, it's cold outside. There has been a lot of talk about the weather lately and its relationship to the economy and the health of real es...

What would happen if rates went down again? Another refinance bubble?

Housing is no longer a source of embarrassment. Housing market analysts no longer talk about recovery but worry about corrections; about too...

Sparking the market to support initial and ongoing efforts

Market analysis offers opportunities to stimulate professional and effective marketing programs for commercial real estate. The Boston metro...