Spotlights

Cole of Arnold Peck's Commercial World brokers $2.6 million sale

Robert Cole, senior vice president of Arnold Peck's Commercial World, represented the seller, 1447 Chapel LLC, in the $2.6 million sale of a...

BU School of Medicine breaks ground for new $40 million student residence

Members of Boston University's (BU) administration along with elected officials from the Boston community recently celebrated the ground bre...

to feature over 350 exhibits and 225 workshops; over 14,500 attendees expected 23rd annual Build Boston set for Nov. 13-15 at the Seaport World Trade Center

The Boston Society of Architects/AIA (BSA) and ResourcePlus Shows & Events will celebrate the 23rd anniversary of Build Boston November 13 -...

The fourth quarter 2010 outlook from the Massachusetts Chapter of the Appraisal Institute

On October 6th nearly 100 members of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Appraisal Institute and the Commercial Brokers Association attended ou...

Why don't you belong to an appraiser's association?

Why don't you belong to an appraiser's association? Nationally and locally about 25% of the appraisers belong to a recognized professional a...

Three quarters of the way through a challenging year

The Rhode Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute is over three quarters of the way through a very challenging year. Fortunately, we have ...

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...