Appraisal & Consulting

Real estate markets do not take the summer off

Real estate markets do not take the summer off. Bankers traditionally rotated through the credit committee in the summer for vacationing mem...

Breaking out - Transforming appraiser education in New England

The MBREA is in the midst of transforming appraiser education in New England with a series of exciting developments. The changes began to ap...

Remain vigilant in our pursuit of ethical behavior

So many things to talk about, don't know where to begin. Nice to see the Sox off to a good start, I'm looking for 91 wins. I wouldn't take i...

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...