Appraisal & Consulting

Understanding the information revolution as an appraiser

Whether or not we are aware of the situation, we are in the midst of a revolution - an information revolution. At no time in human history h...

O'Mara speaks at CRE and Corenet event on May 18th

The New England/Upstate NY CRE Chapter held its third event this year jointly with the Corenet Chapter on May 18th at the newly renovated J....

House hunting using the world of "etailing"

I had an opportunity to do some house hunting a few weekends ago, something which I hadn't done in a long time. I say opportunity because it...

Everybody sees it differently - Winners and losers

The market dynamics are complex and have provoked a variety of different, often opposing, perspectives. The persistent disparity between the...

Grubb & Ellis Company launches the Landauer Appraisal & Valuation brand

Grubb & Ellis Company has reinvigorating its Landauer brand with the launch of a national appraisal and valuation business that will be run ...

Will there be enough appraisers to fill the need in 10 years?

Those of us who have been in the real estate appraising profession for more than a decade will never forget how busy we became. A lot of peo...

No Independent Valuation Protection Institute for you!

HVCC required Fannie and Freddie to create and fund an entity, the Independent Valuation Protection Institute to combat unacceptable apprais...

Market movements are occurring in commercial R.E.

The markets are moving. Enough good news on the economy, employment, housing and corporate profits has occurred to convince tenants, lenders...

MBREA holds Economic and Fed. Agency Conf. for Appraisers

On April 21st, the MBREA held the very successful New England Economic and Federal Agency Conference for Appraisers. There were close to 100...

Flipping, flopping and AMCs: Changes are taking place

The appraisal process gets more and more interesting every day. Actually, the appraisal process stays the same; it's the environment in whic...