Spotlights

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...

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...