What’s UP with Construction Costs?
The last few years have been far from normal due to the pandemic. Construction costs have been one item that has seen a dramatic increase. This is a result of a sharp increase in demand for building materials combined with supply chains struggling to keep up. In...
Meet Rick Dettmann, ASA, CGA
What do you specialize in and what are the best circumstances that clients/prospects should come to you for help? I have been involved with marketing, project management and completion of engagements for purchase price allocation, asset based lending, insurance...
Agricultural Land Value Trends
Agricultural land value trends continue to rise. We last provided a blog on agricultural land values in March 2019, and are pleased to provide an up-date to that blog. As the graph below illustrates the world population has increased dramatically since the Industrial...
Meet Andrea Grant, AS
What do you specialize in and what are the best circumstances that clients/prospects should come to you for help? I specialize in insurance appraisals for private sector building construction including multifamily residential, commercial, industrial and bare land/...
Arbitration for Real Estate Disputes
The real estate business, by its nature, is complex and therefore ripe for misunderstanding and disagreement. When there is a dispute, the parties have a choice. They can go through the public courts which are expensive, time consuming, rigid, and offers no privacy. Or they can engage the services of a qualified and skilled Real Estate Arbitrator.
Benefits of an Insurance Appraisal and Loss Control Reporting in a Hard Market
The insurance industry is well known for its cyclical nature of “soft” and “hard” markets. Anyone in the industry, including brokers and insurers are very familiar with the “soft” and “hard” market terminology and the very different business environments they create....