Monday, December 23, 2013

An Appraisal in the Bakken area near the U.S.-Canadian border

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A “ man-camp ” erected to house incoming oil workers, 99% of whom are male. At this man-camp, each worker gets an 8’ by 10’ room including...
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Declining golf course values in Asia parallel U.S. golf industry decline

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The recently closed Kajang Hills Golf Club in a southern suburb of Kuala Lumpur Revenues per golf course in the United States have been d...
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Friday, November 29, 2013

Interview techniques for appraisers and valuers

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Each ACFE (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners) Fraud Conference has an optional pre-conference seminar on a subject of special inte...
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Monday, November 25, 2013

ACFE Asia Pacific Fraud Conference and Observed Patterns of International Real Estate Fraud

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I have been a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners for 11 years now, and last week I attended their annual Asia Pacific...
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Appraisal of Waterfront Lots in Bimini, The Bahamas

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  Several years ago, the real estate industry perceived a proliferation of “high net worth” individuals (HNWs) seeking second or third ho...
Monday, November 11, 2013

Critical Thinking Skills Needed for Real Estate Appraisers and Valuers

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My posts on Scotland and Trinidad in September were critical of "chartered surveyors" who allowed false information to enter ...
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Thursday, November 7, 2013

Appraisal in Abaco, The Bahamas

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The appraisal was for refinancing purposes, but the subject property was the largest on a cay with only 110 homes, a substantial number bei...
Thursday, October 31, 2013

Appraisal of land near Cancun, Mexico

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Mangrove This is the second time this has happened to me in Mexico .   The borrowers wanted to take me to a distant spot and then point t...
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Appraisal of a residential subdivision in Trinidad

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  The story was as follows:   A bank was about to foreclose on this struggling hillside subdivision with upscale hopes, although the develop...
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Appraisal of a former naval base in Scotland

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According to HVS, this might become Scotland's next 5-star resort This abandoned and derelict munitions facility outside a villag...
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