Commercial Corner

Appraisal Institute (AI) President Stephen S. Wagner expressed his concern over the National Credit Union Administration’s (NCUA) recent decision to raise to $1 million the threshold required for commercial real estate loans to have an appraisal.

Valuation Review spoke with Wagner in more detail about this decision during AI’s recent conference in Denver.

Read on to find out what he told us.

Demand for co-working spaces is expected to show continued strong growth over the next few years.

The indicators are showing more younger workers favor flexible office space over traditional office settings, according to a commercial real estate company.

Read on to learn more.

BBG announces another appointment.

Anthony Bonet is the new director of the Miami office. Bonet, who specializes in valuation of multi-housing assets, brings much experience to the commercial company.

Read on to learn more.

There's more changes in the commercial appraising arena.

BBG announced the opening of its office in Seattle and appointed a new director for this location.

Read on to find out who this person is, and hear both from the new commercial team member and the CEO.

BBG revealed it has developed some special expertise.

It is providing due diligence services for Qualified Opportunity Zone projects, the company announced in a release.

Read on to learn more details about the latest from BBG.

After posting significant gains in 2018, the multifamily market is expected to show continued strength this year.

This strength is amid swelling demand among younger adults for rental units and investor optimism in this market sector, according to a report from BBG.

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More appraisers heading to commercial company.

Bowery Valuation announced the addition of five senior hires to join its growing appraisal team, including two of New York City’s most experienced appraisers.

Read on to find out who these new hires are, and what is the company doling to attract more appraisers.

BBG has made another important hire within the business.

It has appointed Rosetta Taylor as managing director of the firm's new Zoning Reports service.

Read on to learn more about this commercial company’s new executive.

Valuation Review continues to look into the world of art appraisals.

What are appraisers qualified to do when it comes to placing value on pieces of art? How can they help consumers protect themselves from being duped financially?

We sought expertise from another source who shared with us what both appraisers and buyers can do to make transactions of this nature go a little smoother.

BBG announces additional appointments.

The commercial company has appointed two appraisal professionals to its New York office.

Read on to find out the identities of these two new additions.