Appraisal & Consulting

The challenges of land valuation for appraisers

In conversations about appraising, many people consider land to be the simplest property type to value. In my professional experience, land ...

Appraisal Institute launches first new designations in 20 years

The Appraisal Institute, the nation's largest professional association of real estate appraisers, has announced it will begin issuing two re...

Richard Dennis honored for Lifetime Achievement

The Appraisal Institute holiday dinner on December 4th honored Richard Dennis, Sr. for his lifetime achievement in the valuation industry. A...

Shanghai to your shelf: Logistics and supply chain industrial real estate

The New England Chapter of the Counselors of Real Estate recently held its final program of the 2013 calendar year - From Shanghai to Your S...

Expanding floodplain and rising tide, not floating all boats

It's been a little over one year since Hurricane Sandy came through the New York/New Jersey area, laying ruin with a force that was never im...

Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice changes 2014: What and why

Back in the day, changes to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) used to take place every year. This event creat...

Cyclical economic activity is easily described afterwards

Cyclical economic activity is most easily described afterwards. The predictability of cyclical behavior continues to be high. However, timin...

Recap of the New England Appraisers Expo held October 21st

The New England Appraisers Expo took place October 21st at the Four Points Hotel in Norwood. This was sponsored by the MBREA and the MA/RI C...

Message from the Expo: Get knowledgeable & competent

Well as I sit in our son's den in Santa Monica, temperature a lovely 72, I have a number of snippets to run by all of you. As I am writing, ...

Major strategic initiatives for valuation profession

The Appraisal Institute, the nation's largest professional association of real estate appraisers, has announced three major strategic initia...