First, I would like to thank the immediate past president John Beauchaine, MRA for his hard work and dedication as president of the Mass. Board of Real Estate Appraisers (MBREA). I have been fortunate during my time on the board of trustees to work with several dedicated presidents, Richard Simmons, Jr., RA, Marcus Johnson, MRA and Susan Mitchell, RA.
So you want to finance commercial real estate and the bank requires an appraisal. Here are a few things you should know about hiring an appraiser. As defined by the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), the client is “The party or parties (i.e., individual, group, or entity) who engage an appraiser by
A call from a client requesting an appraiser to reconsider something in an appraisal is rarely welcomed. However, it has been happening since appraisal reports began being communicated in a written format.
The Massachusetts and Rhode Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute had a very productive and successful 2019 under the leadership of Gregory Curtis, MAI! A very special thank you to Greg and our executive director, Lianne Andreucci! As always, our chapter continued to provide the best in appraisal education
Chicago, IL Jefferson Sherman, MAI, AI-GRS, of Highland Heights, Ohio, began his one-year term as president of the Appraisal Institute on January 1. The Appraisal Institute is one of the nation’s largest professional associations of real estate appraisers
Connecticut rings in the new year with five Public Acts which affect the real estate profession. Following are summaries of the acts; detailed information on all Public Acts can be found on the Connecticut General Assembly website: https://www.cga.ct.gov
Commercial real estate markets will continue to be increasingly competitive and decreasingly liquid as 2020 unfolds. Many traditional measures such as rent, selling prices, vacancy/occupancy rates will slideways, or bounce marginally in both directions.
Mark Twain once summarized Benjamin Disraeli’s statement that there are “lies, damn lies, and statistics.” In researching the question of whether housing supply can keep up with new job growth, I found myself siding with Twain.
Franklin, MA KeyBank Real Estate Capital (KBREC) provided $54.8 million of Fannie Mae financing to Bluerock, a commercial and residential real estate company based in New York, to acquire a multifamily property
Boston, MA Citizens Commercial Banking’s Commercial Real Estate Finance team provided a $75 million loan to Haymarket Parcel 9 Investors, LLC, whose sponsors are Boston-based CV Properties, New York-based Olshan Properties
Auburn, MA Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates has arranged refinancing of the industrial warehouse property at 28 Millbury St. in the amount of $15 million on behalf of Rabina Properties. Meghan Liddy, senior vice
Watertown, MA Berkadia has arranged $49.7 million in acquisition financing for Riverbend on the Charles, a 170-unit multifamily community. Built in 2014, the property is located at 270 Pleasant St. and consists