2013 – Volume 57 – Book 1

By David Babineau, AACI, P. APP, FELLOWVolunteer, appeal sub-committee A search for the phrase ‘how to be a reasonable appraiser’ on Google will get over 3,000,000 results in about half a minute. However, the first result is a link to…...

By Iain Hyslop, AACI, P. App.Volunteer Chair, Standards Sub-Committee Requests for appraisals with the estimated value to be based on a ‘forced sale’ premise are common. These requests are usually to assume a shorter than typical marketing period, sometimes with…...

By Nathalie Roy-Patenaude (AACI, P.App), Director, Professional Practice “March is Fraud Prevention Month. Fraud-related offences are now thought to be as profitable as drug-related offences, estimated at between $10 and $30 billion annually in Canada by the RCMP’s Commercial Crime…...