Spotlights

Major office rent increases predicted in core Boston downtown locations

Between July and September 2014, Boston has seen in excess of 5.5 million s/f of office towers either sell or go under contract for sale. As...

Low interest rates drive high foreign capital interest in Boston real estate market

Winter may be coming, but the Boston real estate market is as hot as August, fueled by low interest rates, and both institutional and foreig...

1031 tax straddling provides added incentive to taxpayers selling investment property at end of year

Have you been feeling it? We have! Commercial real estate transactions have been up considerably in the last 2 years and a large percentage ...

Keeping quality appraisers is worth the expense

Buyers of appraisals are price sensitive, users of the appraisals are sensitive to quality. Price sensitivity being the primary motivator of...

My 10+ year journey to the prestigious MAI Designation

The Appraisal Institute's MAI Designation (MAI) is the held by appraisers who are experienced in the valuation and evaluation commercial, in...

Just released: Market Analysis for Real Estate, second edition

Market analysis is essential to real estate appraisal, and only an experienced, trained valuation professional can provide the type of in-de...

Appraisers Expo is premier event for valuation experts

Early fall is my favorite time of year, crisp air and blue skies. What's not to love about early Fall in New England. Fall also means it's t...

Hewitt Memorial Scholarship and The Hope Scholarship

Established in 1981, the purpose of the John D. Hewitt Memorial Scholarship Fund is to honor the memory of John D. Hewitt, MAI, SRPA (1911-1...

Appraiser/lender regulation and appraisal review

There is not enough time or space to discuss the many disquieting concerns about ever-increasing appraiser license regulations. I will try t...

Value of non-linear regression analysis in appraisal practice

Last month I introduced the value of non-linear regression analysis in your appraisal practice. These relatively simple tools allow an analy...