Category Archives: Appraisals/Appraiser

Broken Appraisal: Lack of Market Knowledge Overpowers Lack of Data

There was a really good appraisal story in the Sunday Real Estate Section this weekend by Lisa Prevost focusing on appraising high end properties whose theme is well-captured in the opening sentence: As home sales pick up in the million-dollar-plus… Read More

Posted in Appraisal Management Company, Appraisals/Appraiser, Media & Marketing | Tagged | 3 Comments


Having Fits With Appraisal In Home Buying Process

The New York Times Real Estate goes gonzo this weekend with a nice write-up AND a large color artwork on perhaps the least understood part of the home buying process. No not the radon test… The appraisal. Can’t live with… Read More

Posted in Appraisal Management Company, Appraisals/Appraiser, Homebuying Process, In The Media/Public | Tagged | 5 Comments


Appraising for AMCs Can Be Like Delivering Pizza

I recently appraised a property that was well into the 8-digit value variety – not to sound cavalier but when you are in a market like Manhattan, it’s not uncommon. What made this assignment different was that I was contacted… Read More

Posted in Appraisal Management Company, Appraisals/Appraiser, Luxury, New Development | 2 Comments


A La Mode Software Tells Our Appraisal Story

[click to open flyer] This post is really meant for my appraiser readers because they’ll appreciate this: A La Mode software has well over a 50% market share of residential appraisal software used today and I was flattered when they… Read More

Posted in Appraisals/Appraiser | Tagged , , | Leave a comment


Valuing the Light in Your Condo or Co-op

Jhoanna Robledo over at New York Magazine squeezes light from my proverbial turnip and the result is a very cool graphic on one way to value light in an apartment in her piece “What’s the Price of Light?” The topic… Read More

Posted in Adjustments, Appraisals/Appraiser | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment


Divorce Valuations: Appraiserville Meets Splitsville

In this week’s WSJ Mansion section there was a nice write up by Alyssa Abkowitz about the appraisal process during a divorce: Appraisers in Splitsville. Our firm does a lot of this type of consulting and we find working with… Read More

Posted in Appraisals/Appraiser, In The Media, Legal | Tagged , | Leave a comment


Literally The Narrowest Housing Insight Ever Provided (Hint: Valuing Outdoor Space)

In this week’s issue of New York Magazine, Jhoanna Robledo goes all out on the topic of outdoor space in city residences in “1/100th of an Acre of Heaven“. She asked me how our appraisal firm approaches the valuation of… Read More

Posted in Manhattan, Appraisals/Appraiser, In The Media | Tagged , | 3 Comments


[a la mode] Here’s My Testimonial For Their Appraisal Software

Earlier this summer I found myself on the home page of a la mode software, the largest appraisal software company out there with over 100k users. Our firm Miller Samuel uses their software and well, here’s my testimonial on the… Read More

Posted in Appraisals/Appraiser | Tagged , | Leave a comment


[Appraising The Decade] Miller Cicero’s 10-Year Anniversary

It’s officially been a decade since we launched our commercial valuation affiliate Miller Cicero, LLC and it’s been a great run so far. In appraiser years, it actually feels longer than a decade. Our partner and co-founder in this commercial… Read More

Posted in Appraisals/Appraiser, Commercial | Tagged , , | Leave a comment


Money Mag Shows Us How To ‘Think Like an Appraiser’

The August 2012 issue of Money Magazine on the newsstands now has a nice article penned by Ali Rogers called “Think Like an Appraiser.” It’s not available online yet but the magazine is always a good read. Although Money Magazine… Read More

Posted in Appraisals/Appraiser, Homebuying Process, In The Media | Tagged , | Leave a comment





09/23/2012

[The Housing Helix Podcast] Barry Ritholtz Part 2



05/13/2013

Bloomberg Surveillence TV with Tom Keene, Sara Eisen and Adam Davidson

Had a fun interview with Tom and Sara this morning on the always MUST watch/listen Bloomberg Surveillance. We talked housing, rentals, vacancy and inventory. An added bonus was the addition of Adam Davidson – co-founder and co-host of Planet Money... Read More

Recent Tweets



Vortex



Follow us on:
Home | Legal | Contact Us
© Copyright 2013 Miller Samuel Inc. All world wide rights reserved.  •  21 West 38th Street  •  New York, NY 10018  •  212.768.8100