Spotlights

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...

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...