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...
The "it" in this article is the Appraisal Institute and principally the Massachusetts chapter, while the "about" refers to our purpose as we...
A friend and I recently had lunch and the topic of conversation turned to evolving real estate needs. We are both real estate professionals ...
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 ...
Once upon a time, not that long ago, appraisers, mortgage brokers, loan originators, buyers and sellers were all going along on their merry ...
At the end of 2009, The Appraisal Foundation (TAF) announced the creation of a third independent board, the Appraisal Practices Board (APB)....
The local property markets are starting to reveal patterns of economic activity, and capital will soon further clarify the metrics of the re...
If you introduce yourself as a real estate appraiser, you are invariably asked, "how's the market?" And sometimes, the questioner is serious...
At a recent director's meeting of the Rhode Island Chapter a lively discussion regarding the recently passed Home Valuation Code of Conduct ...
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, ...