Financial Digest

What is a "comp" in reference to appraisal?

In 1964, Justice Potter Stewart of the U.S. Supreme Court, in attempting to define "obscenity" said, "I shall not today attempt further to d...

A new business opportunity for appraisers

Residential appraisers have traditionally had a limited range of products to sell to clients for valuation purposes: 1004 URAR's, 2055's and...

Appraisers beware: The market is changing!

The day-to-day capital markets remain unpredictable as signs of improvement one day are shortly thereafter neutralized by volatility the nex...

Guaranteed to appraise for twice the price

Guaranteed to appraise for twice the price. We've all heard that advertisement on television for a jewelry store in the area. How many of ...

A review of the year in the real estate markets

This year almost done, thankfully, has seen some very fundamental changes in real estate markets. And it isn't just housing markets that hav...

Corp. Finance Association arranges $26m for Bayside Village complex

2007 Corporate Finance Associates (CFA) has completed the financing arrangements for the Bayside Village student housing complex located on ...

Broderick of Meredith & Grew secures $23m financing for two Northland properties

Meredith & Grew arranged financings for two apartment communities located in western Massachusetts on behalf of Northland Investment Corpora...

NorthEast Community Bank closes on $3.455 million in loans

NorthEast Community Bank (NECB) has recent closed $3.455 million in loans consisting of the following transactions: Almar Realty, LLC arra...

Ways to avoid sleepless nights and legal problems about conflict of interests

Do any of you involved with appraising also buy and sell the very same things you appraise? If so, are you like me in that you go to sleep ...

Cambridge Realty reviews 30 loan requests totaling $368.4 million

Cambridge Realty Capital Companies reports reviewing 30 loan origination requests totaling $368.4 million during the month of October. Both ...