Category: Appraisal & Consulting
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.
Factors to consider for life science building conversions - by Thomas Jensen
April 12, 2019
As the global biotech industry continues to mature and grow, the levels of demand for lab space in metros like Boston have far out-stripped the available supply for some time now. This is true especially in key life science clusters like Kendall Sq. in Cambridge.
Company of the Month: Zaxia provides solution for lenders struggling to excel in demanding lending e...
April 12, 2019
Cambridge, MA After the financial recession/crisis of 2008, the landscape for commercial lenders changed very dramatically. First, the compliance environment changed quite significantly.
Cycle strategies: What to do for the short and longer-term - by David Levy
April 12, 2019
In my early March article entitled, “Navigating Real Estate Cycles – Are We in a 7th Inning Stretch?” I indicated that the two most influential and potentially disruptive forces to this current market cycle were U.S. trade tensions and Fed actions.
Crowd sourcing: Can it influence real estate? - by Daniel Calano
April 12, 2019
Do you know what an “influencer” is? In short, it’s a person or a bunch of people who have an opinion that influences other people, whether the opinion is correct, well informed, or even slightly on point.
Goal for 2019: Engage with local colleges and universities - by Greg Curtis
April 12, 2019
One of the goals in 2019 for the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Chapter of the Appraisal Institute is to engage with local colleges and universities to introduce students to a career in real estate appraisal. To that end, the chapter through its Hewitt Scholarship Fund,
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