Spotlights

Congressman Lynch to speak at N.E. Appraisal Expo - October 20th

Congressman Steven Lynch has accepted the invitation of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Appraisal Institute to speak at the annual New Engl...

The mortgage crisis and errors & omissions insurance

The declining real estate market and mortgage crisis are headline news everyday, and having a major impact on the liability exposure of real...

A message to appraisers: Should we be mad about the state of the economy? Part 2

Part one appeared in the September 12th edition of the NEREJ in the Appraisal and Consulting section. Some of the participants to share the...

The impact of the Wall St. crisis on comm'l. RE markets

Basic and fundamental to real estate is the availability of capital. Please remember that it was firms such as Lehman Brothers and Bear Ste...

Credit: The problem or the solution to the financial crisis?

I awakened this morning to news that Iceland is the most over leveraged country in the world, and on the verge of bankruptcy. A small countr...

Errors & omissions insurance: Reducing risk for appraisers

Purchasing real estate is likely one of the most expensive and emotional purchases an individual will make in their life. They want the proc...

Now is the time to grow and be educated about appraisals

The economic condition of the country has been steadily worsening. We have seen sub-prime lending problems flow into problems for Lehman Br...

FHA bans licensed appraisers as soon as November 1st

A few weeks ago, the FHA announced that it would no longer place licensed appraisers on its roster for appraisal assignments. This came as a...

Mark your calendar for October 23rd - Robert W. Holmes Scholarship Night

The New England SIOR Chapter will be holding its second annual Scholarship Award Night on Thursday, October 23rd at the BC Club, 100 Federal...

Christie and McGee of NAI Hunneman arrange $5.25m sale

NAI Hunneman, a leading provider of commercial real estate services to corporations, institutions and the private market, has brokered the s...