Appraisal & Consulting

What is around the corner for commercial real estate?

What is around the corner? Real estate investments have traditionally offered diversity and often extraordinary returns to accompany the ext...

The myth of the loaded capitalization rate and Leased Fee versus Fee Simple Value

I had just finished testifying at the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board (ATB) and negotiations were underway to settle the case before a dec...

R.I. chapter of Appraisal Institute president's message:

As a result of recent changes to our chapter's by-laws the election of the 2010 officers and directors was held early this year. The new 201...

CRE Involved with Corenet Harvard Symposium

Corenet held its Regional Symposium at Harvard University on June 16th with a number of CREs as guest panelists. Peter Holland, CRE moderat...

The cost of development: Has it gone too far?

Occasionally, I am asked by non-profits to consult on land planning and financial analysis for purposes of gifts, easements, bargain sales a...

Appraisers on steroids: What can we do to combat this scourge among appraisers?

At the grill on a hot Sunday, I finally understood what has caused the problems with appraisals, lending, and the entire housing crisis: per...

Anecdotal evidence will provide the commentary

Patterns of activity are important and scrubbed data and rigorous analysis for trends are the foundation of sound conclusions about the mark...

Assure safety and soundness with quality appraisals

The Federal Trade Commission recently announced two advance notices of proposed rulemaking relative to unfair and deceptive practices in the...

N.E. Commercial Property Exchange signs with Catylist

As of July 1st, New England Commercial Property Exchange (NECPE), a Commercial Information Exchange (CIE), switched their online commercial ...

Appraisal Institute news: Addressing the United Nations

Earlier this month, Jim Amorin, president of the Appraisal Institute, addressed the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) du...