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....
What Factors Have Been Influencing Canadian Construction Costs in 2020 and 2021?
Many factors influence building costs. These factors fall under the general categories of material costs, services costs, and labour costs. Looking at material costs, there are many sub-categories such as framing lumber, concrete, steel, gyproc, insulation, etc. ...
Technical Reviews
Have you ever considered getting a second opinion on an appraisal, cost estimate report, reserve fund study / depreciation report, or consulting report? Here is an option, the Technical Review. You can even get a Technical Review of a Technical Review. What is a...