Category: Appraisal & Consulting

Appraisal is a process which finds rationality in market behaviors - by Bill Pastuszek

Appraisal is a process which finds rationality in market behaviors - by Bill Pastuszek

April 13, 2018
Appraisal is a process which finds rationality in market behaviors that strike the average person as mysterious, not logical, and sometimes irrational. In markets such as we are experiencing today there is a certain inexorable motion where many are striving to see what may be below the surface.
Tapping the brakes: Always be wary of those tail lights - by Bill Pastuszek

Tapping the brakes: Always be wary of those tail lights - by Bill Pastuszek

March 9, 2018
Boston traffic is tough, getting tougher. This long expansion has had long legs, big strides made. Those brake lights we see every morning, noon, and night: are they telling us anything?
Mandatory licensing for real estate appraisers, good for MA - by Susan Mitchell

Mandatory licensing for real estate appraisers, good for MA - by Susan Mitchell

March 9, 2018
As I write this column, the Massachusetts legislature is considering a bill that would require anyone who performs a real estate appraisal to hold a valid appraiser license or certification. 
The frustration of technology in appraisals - by Maria Hopkins

The frustration of technology in appraisals - by Maria Hopkins

March 9, 2018
When did format become as important as content or substance. With regards to appraisal reports and I’m sure other industries as well, there is way too much time, energy, personnel and money being spent to ensure that the format of almost every field in the report is uniformly applied by all appraisers.
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