Spotlights

Welcome to the MA LEED Project Showcase SPOTLIGHT Edition of the New England Real Estate Journal

Welcome to the MA LEED Project Showcase SPOTLIGHT Edition of the New England Real Estate Journal (http://nerej.com/SP USGBC). For over 50 ye...

Real estate maneuvering in a shifting sands environment

all woke up to a government shutdown. According to many, it would be a disaster, as up to 800,000 employees in the Federal government could...

Appraisal Institute and CBA hold timely real estate forum

The Massachusetts and Rhode Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute held a joint meeting with the Commercial Brokers Association (CBA) at ...

In northern New England fall is quickly turning to winter

Up here in northern New England fall is quickly turning to winter. Many of us are eagerly watching the weather and waiting for the first sno...

Faucet has shut off: The real estate market is changing again!

We've all been speculating about it for some time now. When will the refinancing slow down. Rates have crept up just enough to have a huge i...

It's time for the 23rd Annual Appraisal Expo!

So this time last year I said it was time for the 22nd Expo, ergo this must be time for the 23rd. Once again, MBREA and the Mass/Rhode Islan...

Shutdown is a significant economic event not to be ignored

Fundamentals persist with marginal economic growth, employment gains, housing sector activity, nonresidential construction and low inflation...

The 23rd Annual New England Appraisers Expo - October 21st at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Norwood, MA

The 23rd New England Appraisers Expo, presented by MBREA and the MA/RI Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, will be the most exciting expo ev...

A world without appraisers: Need to train the next generation

Since 2007 there has been a 39% decline in the number of Massachusetts appraisers' credentials. The biggest hit has been in the trainee cate...

The complexity of the appraisal process

Few people, appraisers and users of appraisal services among them, fully understand the complexity of the appraisal process. Distilled to th...