Contributors: Adnan Salam, Tarique Haque, Chet Rogers, MAI, Leitha Reilly and Alauddin Chowdhury Executive Summary Valuation risk has become one of the most pressing concerns for lenders in 2026. Interest rate shifts, declining affordability, and uneven performance across property sectors have created an environment where collateral values fluctuate rapidly. Massachusetts and the surrounding New England
If you searched “commercial appraisers near me” and got a wall of nearly identical websites, you are not alone. Every firm promises accuracy and fast turnaround. Very few explain how to tell them apart. After years of appraising commercial property across Massachusetts, here is the honest checklist I would give a friend.
Written in mid-2020, this article explains that the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, leading to historically low mortgage rates. This is expected to fuel a strong rebound in the housing market after a brief spring slump in sales volume. Despite the lockdown, home prices remained stable or even increased. The
Written in 2019, this article explains that Boston’s severe housing affordability crisis, driven by high demand and soaring rents, has sparked a passionate debate about reintroducing rent control, a policy Massachusetts outlawed in 1994. Proponents see it as a solution to protect residents from being priced out, but opponents argue it would discourage property maintenance
