Spotlights

10-06-2014 - New England Appraisers Expo at Sheraton Four Points Hotel in Norwood

The 2014 New England Appraisers Expo will take place on October 6 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel. Make sure y...

Counselors of Real Estate to convene in Boston Oct. 25-28

The Boston skyline includes a dozen cranes bobbing over buildings rising from many neighborhoods around the city. The Counselors of Real Est...

The revolutionary forces affecting lender appraising

The revolutionary forces affecting lender appraising have abated from their peak of a few years ago. The profession has submitted itself to ...

Beneficial and informative programs at Appraisers Expo

Hard to believe but on October 6, the 24th Appraisers Expo will take place. It will be held at the same place it has been for the past sever...

Ponder the impact of two questions on Nov. ballot

The best appraisers spend more time asking questions than they do answering them. Often, knowing what questions to ask moves an assignment a...

The difficulty in becoming a real estate appraiser

It is becoming increasingly difficult to "break into" the appraisal field, a profession I have loved for 28 years and I hope to do until the...

Pending sales skyrocket, but trouble with comparisons

Real estate moves in mysterious ways, and in recent months a slight mystery has begun to emerge: All this summer, the Massachusetts market w...

Cyber and data protection - real problems for real estate professionals

Hardly a week goes by without some report of a major hacking incident or security threat to some large corporation or government entity. We ...

Insights from third annual "Hot Topics" luncheon

The New England Chapter of the Counselors of Real Estate recently held its third annual "Hot Topics" luncheon. The gathering provided an opp...

Suburbanization: Deja vu, all over again?

Being a baby boomer, I have been fascinated with the demographic impact of this large group. But, as we boomers become old news, Millennials...