September 15, 2026 Multifamily loans sold to or credit-enhanced by the government-sponsored enterprises are subject to appraisal requirements that go beyond general lending practice. Fannie Mae’s...
READ MORESeptember 14, 2026 Two questions arise regularly when an appraisal is ordered, and both are settled before work begins rather than after: which reporting option applies,...
READ MORESeptember 10, 2026 Market studies and appraisals are frequently confused, and the two are sometimes ordered interchangeably when only one is appropriate. They answer different questions....
READ MORESeptember 9, 2026 A corridor is a long, narrow strip of land assembled for linear use: rail lines, pipelines, transmission lines, fiber, and roadways. Corridors are...
READ MORESeptember 2, 2026 Every spring, owners of commercial property open a notice of appraised value. The number on that notice may reflect what the property would...
READ MORESeptember 1, 2026 The first question most people ask an appraisal firm is what it will cost. It is a fair question and a difficult one...
READ MOREAugust 26, 2026 A portfolio assignment involves valuing multiple properties under a single engagement. It is not simply a series of individual appraisals performed at the...
READ MOREAugust 25, 2026 Properties financed through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program present valuation questions that do not arise with conventional multifamily. The program, authorized under...
READ MOREAugust 24, 2026 Automobile dealerships combine a substantial real estate holding with an operating business, and the two are frequently owned by separate entities. Valuation of...
READ MOREIf you follow commercial real estate through headlines, you have probably absorbed two conflicting ideas at once: that lending has dried up, and that the whole...
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