Category: Appraisal & Consulting
The protection of personal property under the USPAP - by Steven Spangle
November 10, 2017
Hiring someone to complete an appraisal of jewelry or antiques (personal property), the value of a business (business valuation), or of real estate (real property) can be challenging. When ordering a real property appraisal lenders have the advantage the real estate appraisers
Appraisers should recognize the assessor market - by Richard Conti
November 10, 2017
Throughout New England in every city and town there is a well-trained assessor who, on occasion, could use the services of an appraiser and typically has the budget to pay them. This typically occurs when a taxpayer files an appeal to the assessor’s valuation.
There is no one definition of what “green” means - by Sean Sargeant
October 13, 2017
What is “green.” Sometimes we act like it has a definition we’ve all agreed on. We often bid against requests for proposal that identify the subject as a green property only to find out, after the award, that the building has a little extra insulation and a heat recovery ventilator.
Two of the many issues facing the appraisal profession - by Marcus Johnson
October 13, 2017
The appraisal profession has been changing over the last ten years as the economy, real estate market, demographics and laws have changed. Residential appraisers, especially, contend with more requirements, client requests and an increasing amount of work required for each appraisal.
New practice areas for appraisers: On the edge. - by Bill Pastuszek
October 13, 2017
Appraisers are like old football players; they are running hard to keep up with ever-faster players. With the arrival of truly BIG DATA, and the seeming movement towards alternative valuations, it seems like the appraisal industry is in a bit of a free fall.
Appraising development sites: With and without entitlements - by Thomas Jensen
October 13, 2017
Appraisers are often asked to estimate the value of urban parcels under two scenarios: As is and subject to the owner obtaining specific development entitlements. However, larger development sites tend to have a limited number of recent comparable transactions available for review.
Snapshot of market conditions in Washington County, VT - by Charles Guy Andrews
October 13, 2017
With the third quarter of 2017 closing, here is a snapshot of market conditions in various sub-markets within the Washington County Vermont single unit real estate market.
Your E&O insurance might cost less and provide more coverage - by John Torvi
October 13, 2017
Do insurance premiums ever go down? And still provide more coverage? The answer could be yes to both. But first, we can take a look at what drives the cost of any insurance policy.
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