Appraisal & Consulting

Rummel of Webster Bank and current president of the CT Chapter of the Appraisal Institute passes away on October 10th

Theodore Rummel, Webster Bank NA Stafford Springs, CT Theodore Rummel, 61, of Stafford Springs, CT, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Oct...

Great line-up organized by MBREA and Mass./RI Appraisal Institute - by Steven Elliott

Steven Elliott, Elliott Gottschalk & Associates So every year Jeff Keller at the New England Real Estate Journal gives me a call around...

MBREA president’s message: 2016 New England Appraisers Expo - by Richard Simmons

Richard Simmons, MBREA The 2016 New England Appraisers Expo is being held at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Norwood on Monday, Octobe...

CT Chapter of the Appraisal Institute president’s message - by Thomas Rummel

Theodore Rummel, Webster Bank NA Theodore (Ted) Rummel, 61, of Stafford Springs, CT, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 10. He sub...

Building in the flood plain, even as it changes - by Daniel Calano

Daniel Calano, Prospectus, LLC It’s the beginning of fall, and miraculously no hurricanes have hit our New England shores. Summer real es...

Appraisal Institute seeks presentation proposals for 2017 Conference

Boston, MA The Appraisal Institute is seeking proposals for presentations at the 2017 International Valuation Conference, hosted by Appraisa...

Intended use, appraisers (and icons of rock and roll) - by Bill Pastuszek

Bill Pastuszek, Shepherd Associates The concept of intended use is central both to reporting and development in USPAP. Pertinent and useful...

New green building world: Tour a high-performance home - by Katrina Hill

Katrina Hill, Appraisal Institute What is a high performance building? Green or high-performance buildings have six key elements: site, wat...

Appraisers are lemmings, self destructing and irrational - by Roger Durkin

Roger Durkin, Durkin Law, P.C Too many appraisers applaud when they hear a fellow appraiser was sanctioned by the state appraiser regulator...

We acquire new habits as circumstances change - by Donald Bouchard

Donald Bouchard, CRE We all have habits, don’t we? Some are seemingly life-long and become part of our make-up. They make us who we are i...