Category: Finance

Durkin’s last hurrah! Ways to improve appraisal profession - by Roger Durkin

Durkin’s last hurrah! Ways to improve appraisal profession - by Roger Durkin

August 10, 2018
One last blast about what appraisal associations and individual appraisers should be doing to improve the appraisal profession. Here is a partial list: Lobby for a rule of lenity for appraisal regulations requiring that vague and ambiguous rules be
Banking on Connecticut land banks: A good investment - by Ann Catino

Banking on Connecticut land banks: A good investment - by Ann Catino

August 10, 2018
Connecticut land banks require interest, but not necessarily with a steep financial rate attached. In 2017, the Connecticut General Assembly established the authority for one or more municipalities to establish land banks and the interest is
Update from the State House for appraisal professionals - by Allan Cohen

Update from the State House for appraisal professionals - by Allan Cohen

August 10, 2018
I wrote two articles, Column A and Column B, for today’s NEREJ. I tossed Column A. Here is Column B: The state’s 190th legislative session was not kind to the real estate appraisal profession. Mandatory licensing, which is commonplace
Much agreement on:  Top ten issues in real estate - by Daniel Calano

Much agreement on: Top ten issues in real estate - by Daniel Calano

August 10, 2018
What are the top ten issues affecting real estate? Last month, the Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) provided its annual list of their issues along with their nationally collected thoughts. They nicely divided the issues between five that are current