Appraisal & Consulting

Where real estate and business appraisals converge

I recently wrote about the semantic and valuation challenges of easements, where an ownership interest in real estate is encumbered with a r...

Going, going, gone...green in the Boston market

Mayor Menino recently proposed legislation that would require commercial building owners to report annual energy and water use to the city, ...

The things we want in houses, all changing at Internet speed

With the housing market clearly up, both in the pace and price of sales, there isn't much new news on the subject. But there are a few intri...

Straighten up and fly right, or...good ideas from the outside?

Appraisers slogged through the long and messy housing collapse: we were told what to do after being told we didn't do it right before, durin...

Technology affecting real estate: Adapt or contract

In my last article for NEREJ, the topic was about how future changes in health care would impact real estate. It also got me thinking about ...

2013 already has been a busy year for MBREA

2013 already has been a busy year for MBREA. We recently completed the relocation of our administrative offices to 50 Federal St. on the 5th...

Appraisers oblivious to danger of USPAP law & regulation

USPAP is a statutory requirement for licensed/certified real estate appraisers. Violation of a statute can be relevant and admissible eviden...

Economic outlook and real estate trends for 2013

The Massachusetts and Rhode Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute held its first meeting of the year at the Federal Reserve Boston on Ja...

Technology for appraisers use is constantly evolving

Technology available to appraisers is constantly evolving and so must appraisers who want to utilize new tools and techniques. The trick is ...

Torto presents 2013 outlook "Same problems, less risk"

The New England CRE chapter held its first program for 2013 featuring a presentation by Ray Torto, PhD, CRE, global chief economist in the g...