Spotlights

Choosing the right errors & omissions insurance

As the errors & omissions insurance partner for MBREA, the Herbert H. Landy Insurance Agency offers coverage to appraisers based on the size...

Are bubbles inevitable? They may be the new norm - Part 2

Part 1 appeared in the October 8th edition of NEREJ in the Appraisal and Consulting section There are many examples of bubbles throughout h...

Appraisal is a two part process: The appraisal vs. the report

Each appraisal is a two part process. The first part is the appraisal. This is the collection and analysis of all information that is consis...

Three strategies to reduce your liability risk

Most claims against appraisers at this time - whether frivolous or justifiable- relate to appraisals completed at the height of the bubble i...

The 20th Annual New England Appraisal Expo

Appraisal professionals in the greater Boston area (75+/- miles) are very fortunate to have two premier appraisal organizations working tire...

Are we in the midst of a "refi boom?"

Are we in the midst of a "refi boom?" Well, that depends on how you look at it. This summer, my appraiser colleagues were cheerfully report...

"How does a counselor learn to be a counselor?" Part 2

Part 1 appeared in the October 8th edition of NEREJ in the Appraisal and Consulting section Avery then introduced Jill Hatton, CRE who worke...

Valuation counseling and underwriting

The same analytical methodologies for commercial real estate are applied in appraisal and underwriting. At the annual meeting in Philadelphi...

Time to clean house after 19 years of appraisals

Last month as I went to place a job file on an appraisal assignment I just completed in the filing cabinet, I realized with dread that the o...

Market analysis improvement in all areas of appraisal practice

I recently had the opportunity to participate in a very valuable discussion about market analysis on the MBREA email forum. This forum works...