Spotlights

Just what is the market and why is it behaving so oddly?

These days, the word "market" is bandied about with the assumption that everyone knows what the word means. I must admit that I myself am gu...

R.I. General Assembly passes R.I. Independence Bill

This past legislative session the R.I. General Assembly acted to prevent mortgage lenders from placing undue pressure on real estate apprais...

MAI Calendar

November 4 - 7 General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach - Woburn November 12 Introduction to Conservation Easement Valuation - Na...

The recovery from recession - The tale of two markets - The apartment market

Markets recover differently depending on product type. This is one of two companion articles which describe the apartment and office markets...

It's all in what you say when you write an appraisal report

I had a great idea for an article and decided I would write my opening statement and my final statement and leave the rest of the article bl...

The professional appraiser will survive this RE market

Many people involved in the real estate professions are having difficulty these days. We're spending lots of time trying to promote ourselve...

New England CRE and CoreNet chapters team up

The New England chapters of CoreNet and CRE held their second joint event on September 16 at National Grid at 40 Sylvan Rd., Waltham, Mass. ...

CRE Calendar

November 16 CoreNet/CRE TBD December 16 Algonquin Club, holiday evening reception, Boston ...

Counseling in valuation requires add. scope of services

Clients desire estimates of value as a matter of course on a daily basis, and often real estate counselors are asked to estimate a range and...

2009 CRE chapter officers

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