PVM Winter 1996 - What's New!

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Stephen Traub, ASA

What's New!

LATELY, I'VE BEEN involved in a number of unusual appraisal assignments: a piece of a dead-end street; a piece of oil pipeline that runs from the Portland area to Canada; a dam (no "n" on the end) property; a number of telecommunication towers and sites; and a narrative appraisal report on an assisted-living facility with an Alzheimer's wing.

As part of the preparation for the assisted-living facility assignment, I attended a seminar on the valuation of assisted living facilities and have ordered the soon-to-be-released book, The Analysis and Valuation of Health Care Enterprises. So, expect to see a book review on the above in the PVM spring issue.

In November, I spoke before the Maine Association of Assessing Officers. Since a limited amount of commercial property sales activity exists, I suggested, assessors are going to have look outside their own communities to find data to better track the accuracy of their commercial assessments. I provided them with a few tips and techniques on ways to go about it and got a free meal.

In January, I'll be assisting the Assessor of Freeport, Maine perform some of the analysis and techniques of which I spoke.

Of course, as always, if you need commercial real estate appraisal services performed, call me at 978-462-4347.

[Steve's Signature]
Stephen Traub, ASA (wearing my LL Bean sweater)
Publisher, PVM ^SM

The author, Stephen Traub, ASA, is Chief Commercial Appraiser for Property Valuation Advisors, Newburyport, MA. He is a Certified General Appraiser in NH, ME and MA. He can be reached at (508) 462-4347 or:
by e-mail: straub@shore.net