Spotlights

Mandarin Oriental Boston, a new luxury hotel and residence, takes steps to reduce its ecological impact

As industries become more discerning about the effect their behavior has on the ecology of the earth, the travel industry has needed to beco...

New England Real Estate Journal 1963-2008

Sheldon Adelson BOSTON HERALD HEADLINE, September 18, 2008: “GATES STILL IN TOP SPOT ON FORBES RICHEST LIST”. I never met Bill Gates, an...

How prospective CREs are chosen through the invitation process

The N.E. chapter of CRE held a "members-only" luncheon event on September 8th with John Leary, CRE at Hunneman Commercial offices, 303 Congr...

Historic crunch and unprecedented volatility

Appraisers should be ready for the masses. The regulators will need the valuations for regulation. The bankers will need the valuations for...

Appraisal Institute to present seminar at USGBC's Greenbuild

The Appraisal Institute will offer its one-day seminar, An Introduction to Valuing Green Buildings, in conjunction with Greenbuild, the U.S....

Fall Resources Catalog Available Online

In addition to the annual print version, the Appraisal Institute's 2008 Fall Resources Catalog is available online in an easy-to-use, intera...

Have we learned anything yet about the market?

Some lessons require learning over and over again before we truly "get it." Case in point is the current economic mess in which we find our...

The world as we currently know it is NOT ending!

As I write this article the congress just passed a $700 billion rescue/bailout plan of the nations' credit markets. Meanwhile the stock mar...

New RI officers elected, new members, new events planned

The Rhode Island chapter continues to grow - our newest members being Cathleen Harrington and Jordon Hevenor. We now stand at 92 members, 50...

How low will it go? Now is the time to join a professional org.

The lack of available financing has had a great impact on the overall real estate market. Unfortunately lenders have gone from one extreme t...