Appraisal & Consulting

Dealing with challenging properties for appraisal

Every appraiser during the course of their career encounters those unique subject properties that challenge his or her professional skills. ...

Counselors of Real Estate Convention in San Francisco

Members of the New England Chapter of the Counselors of Real Estate recently attended the Fall National Convention in San Francisco. The the...

Debt ceiling: A concern but worry about underlying issues

Okay, you're worried but tired of this whole discussion on the debt ceiling. Hopefully, by the time you read this, this crisis will have pas...

"Keep it simple." - A valuable business lesson

"Keep it simple." For many people this is a favorite phrase but it is often a valuable business lesson. In many cases, the most effective so...

Residential still buoyant despite many unknowns

Recently, I've had the rather unpleasant experience of applying for a residential mortgage. Having read a fair amount about the difficulty i...

Interest rates, bubbles, spikes...end of summer? Healthy signs of a market recovering nicely

Interest rates surely affect a lot of economic actions, don't they? Rates drive real estate in very fundamental ways, we have learned. They ...

FEDCAST: Fed's forecasts and communications

The Federal Reserve Bank Board is anticipating two major transitions - transitions to normalcy in the capital markets and to new leadership ...

The fallacy of appraiser independence

The HVCC and Appraiser Independence Requirements (AIR) stirred a pot of emotions. Loan officers cannot speak with appraisers, appraisers can...

The 23rd Annual New England Appraisers Expo - October 21st

The 23rd New England Appraisers Expo, presented by MBREA and the MA/RI Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, will be the most exciting expo ev...

Appraisal Institute is leader in education & industry standards

The Appraisal Institute continues to lead the way both in terms of global leadership on valuation and commercial industry property standards...