Category: Appraisal & Consulting
Nahigian and Cleary receive the James Felt Creative Counseling Award from The Counselors of Real Est...
May 10, 2019
Chicago, IL Robert Cleary, CRE, senior vice president of Colliers International, and Rob Nahigian, CRE, principal of Auburndale Realty Company, have earned the James Felt Creative Counseling Award
Understanding the impact of casinos on Mass. communities - by Greg Curtis
May 10, 2019
On May 21st at Atlantic Wharf, the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute is pleased to welcome officials from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission as well as representatives
AI members benefit from education/advocacy programs - by Robert Concannon
May 10, 2019
The Appraisal Institute (AI) is a global membership association of professional real estate appraisers with a membership of over 26,000 members and almost 80 chapters. Members of the AI benefit from an array
State differences in registering an Appraisal Management Co. - by Allan Cohen
May 10, 2019
I have seen the form used by New Hampshire for registering as an Appraisal Management Company (AMC) and it is simple. Complete the form, pay the fee and be registered. This is similar to Maine, Rhode Island
Surveys, pundits, and the big picture - by Bill Pastuszek
May 10, 2019
We know that real estate markets are highly stratified, pretty illiquid and not overly transparent. There are not huge numbers of buyers, sellers, and transactions in a lot of asset classes.
Growth and underwriting: Keep your hands on the wheel - by David Kirk
May 10, 2019
Commercial real estate investment benefits generally from economic growth. Slicing and dicing the data and going deeper than the headlines and sound bites provides greater comfort for the commercial propert
Former trustee and vice president of the MBREA, Russell passes away
May 10, 2019
Boston, MA The Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers (MBREA) is saddened to note the death of William Russell, RA, a former MBREA Trustee and Officer.
Fed watch: Too consumer price index reliant?
May 10, 2019
There has been a great deal of reporting on the federal funds rate, inflation, and the Consumer Price Index (CPI). In short, they are all related in that the mandate for the Federal Reserve Bank is to optimize employment
Advisra Consulting hires O’Brien as senior analyst and Nichols as analyst
May 10, 2019
New Haven, CT According to Advisra Consulting, Marty O’Brien and Laurie Mentz Nichols, SRA, AI-RRS have joined John Leary, MAI, CRE and Al Franke, MAI, SRA in the firm’s valuation and advisory
Appraisal modernization? Is this the future? Is this evolution, revolution, or regression? - by Bill...
April 12, 2019
Appraisal modernization? Is this the future of appraisal? Is this evolution, revolution, or regression? The March 2019 Fannie Mae Newsletter (https://www.fanniemae.com/content/news/current-appraiser-newsletter.pdf) raises some truly revolutionary (to some) points. See the following Q&As.
Watching and managing debt: We’re paying close attention - by Kirk and Pelletier
April 12, 2019
First quarter securities market has been resilient, albeit temperamental. The fixed income market has fluctuated if not gyrated with movements in treasuries sending mixed signals. Further, a partial and sporadic inverted yield curve on government securities has been recorded irregularly during the quarte
Appraisal clients and the appraisal report - by Steven Spangle
April 12, 2019
An appraiser has an obligation under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices (USPAP) to prepare an appraisal report that is not misleading and which contains sufficient information to enable the client and any intended users of the appraisal to understand the report properly.
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