Thursday, January 30, 2014

Discounted Cash Flow Analysis throughout the world – Who does it right and who does it wrong?

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I entered the appraisal profession at an opportune time – in the mid-1980s, when discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis had come into v...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

HUA ZHU HOTELS GROUP AND CHINA’S MIDSCALE HOTEL MARKET

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Beijing's Wangfujing Night Market, a popular tourist spot.  One of the closest stalls in the photo sells barbecued scorpions. In tra...
Monday, January 20, 2014

Commercial Real Estate Values Rising Due to Cap Rate Compression

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My previous posts have discussed this situation in Hong Kong and Singapore , but the same phenomenon is at work in the U.S. , too. http:/...
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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...