Appraisal & Consulting

It's time to rethink and adjust our goals for the year

The 1st quarter of the year has just slipped by. The stock market is chugging upward, but the real estate market appears to be stuck in neut...

Appraisal Institute: What's It All About?

The "it" in this article is the Appraisal Institute and principally the Massachusetts chapter, while the "about" refers to our purpose as we...

Real estate needs of the future and effect of technology

A friend and I recently had lunch and the topic of conversation turned to evolving real estate needs. We are both real estate professionals ...

The Home Valuation Code of Conduct today - A problem solver or making it worse

As we pass the one year anniversary of the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC), one might ask if it has been a problem solver or has made ...

A look at the HVCC from MBREA president Minnehan

Once upon a time, not that long ago, appraisers, mortgage brokers, loan originators, buyers and sellers were all going along on their merry ...

Appraisal Practices Board: A lever for change?

At the end of 2009, The Appraisal Foundation (TAF) announced the creation of a third independent board, the Appraisal Practices Board (APB)....

Patterns emerging in the local property markets

The local property markets are starting to reveal patterns of economic activity, and capital will soon further clarify the metrics of the re...

Appraisal Institute president message: How is the market?

If you introduce yourself as a real estate appraiser, you are invariably asked, "how's the market?" And sometimes, the questioner is serious...

R.I. president's message: Proposed legislative action

At a recent director's meeting of the Rhode Island Chapter a lively discussion regarding the recently passed Home Valuation Code of Conduct ...

Fourth quarter commercial real estate stats released

As I am writing this article during February, our chapter is planning a March 2nd "Overview of the Real Estate Market" with our CRE member, ...