Residential & Commercial Real Estate Appraisal Blog
Sustainability is Trending in Commercial Real Estate
Sustainability has long been a buzzword but that doesn’t mean it has always been embraced in practice. Companies love to perform sustainability; they don’t love to invest real money in achieving it. That’s changing, though, and this has never been more evident than in...
Empty Office Buildings – What Should be Done?
The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally changed the way people work. While many employees have now returned to the office, numerous workers continue to do their jobs from home. The result is an unprecedented number of empty and partially empty office buildings in the...
Did the Pandemic Kill Commercial Real Estate?
For many, the Covid-19 pandemic is receding into the rear-view mirror. Gone are the days of social distancing and mask-toting, back are the days of dinner parties and music festivals. For most in the US, a given weekend feels a lot like it did before anyone knew the...
Why Commercial Appraisals Matter More than Ever
If you’re a commercial real estate owner, you don’t need us to tell you the market is in rough shape. The numbers speak loudly enough. According to data collected by commercial real estate information and analytics company CoStar, 232 million square feet of surplus...
Home Appraisals and Retirement Planning
You probably do not think of home appraisals as part of the estate planning process, but it can be a very important component. When estate planning, one of your biggest assets is most likely your house. A home appraisal can come in handy in a number of ways when...
Insurance Appraisal After Storm Damage: When to Call in an Expert
Sustaining storm damage to your house can be devastating. Everything you’ve worked to build for yourself can feel like it’s slipped away in an instant. Having to deal with the insurance company and on top of everything else can make it all the more difficult. In many...
5 Easy Ways to Increase Home Value
Almost 6 million housing transactions have taken place so far this year, and experts agree that home values will continue to rise as we move into 2023, albeit at a slower rate than we’ve seen over the past two years. However, with interest rates climbing in an...
How Does the Home Inspection Affect the Home Appraisal?
When buying a home, you can expect to jump through many legal hoops, two of which are the home inspection and the home appraisal. These two steps in the home buying process are often confused—and understandably so—but it’s important to understand the differences...
7 “Upgrades” That Don’t Add Much Value to Your Home
Buying a home is a significant investment. The goal for most homeowners is, ultimately, to increase the value of their home. Perhaps they intend on selling it, or maybe they plan on passing it down to future generations. Whatever their reasoning, most people don’t...
Is Boston Safe from a Housing Market Crash? Some Experts Say Yes…
The real estate market this year has continued to be unfavorable for many prospective homebuyers. Home prices are still increasing, and mortgage rates have risen much faster than was expected. Now that the housing boom is threatened by a potential recession, buyers...
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