Appraisal & Consulting

Get out of the box and into the circle

As of January 2013, our newly merged Massachusetts and Rhode Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute has been working hard to put forward ...

The mythogenesis of appraisal methods

The appraisal profession has its own complex system of beliefs, values, and attitudes. Mythologia, in Greek, is "story telling." Mythos is t...

Counselors of Real Estate Spring Meeting in New York

Members of the New England Chapter of the Counselors of Real Estate joined counterparts from across the United States and Europe for the Spr...

New housing construction - Foundation of new jobs

Almost a year ago, I wrote about a surge in permitting and construction of housing in the Boston Metropolitan area. My basic premises were t...

This is an article for appraisal reviewers and appraisal users

This is an article for appraisal reviewers and appraisal users. If you are a banker, third party reviewer, attorney, or other consumer of ap...

Bicycle and the built environment to accommodate these wheels

Good highway exposure, vehicular accessibility, frontage, adequate parking are all characteristics of marketability and feasibility for deve...

Italia & Lemp, Inc. and 41 other appraisal firms combine to launch Valbridge Property Advisors

According to Patrick Lemp, MAI and Christopher Italia, MAI, Italia & Lemp, Inc, based in Hartford, with an additional office in Norwalk, has...

The spring market of 2013 is approaching

I have been in this business for over 20 years and have seen the market change numerous times. Our last bubble brought us to the crash of 20...

Telecommuting through virtual office; good but not for everyone

I'm writing this article, sitting in the comfort of my home, watching the snow pile up outside. While I rarely work outside the office like ...

Insights and perspectives in the multifamily market

The New England Chapter of the Counselors of Real Estate held its spring meeting on April 4th at The BC Club and the featured topic was "Ins...