Brett Spaulding's (cristenspaulding) Blog

Interesting comments from Jim Amorin, MAI, SRA for his outgoing message as President. He points to data that residential sales are up...sharply and while CRE remains a concern, there is still opportunity in the CRE sector. He also mentions that the nation is recovering from "near economic collaps...

So far my work situation with my current employer is not going well. Do to the current unemployment rate in Stanislaus County of 12.4% (no that is not a typo), the fact that the Central Valley Office is new and not doing well, coupled with the company's belt tightening does not bode well for cont...

Greetings, Just finished my relocation from Knoxville Tennessee to Modesto California. Besides the slight culture and ticker shock, things are as well as can be expected. Hulberg and Associates appears to be a solid company that cares for it's employees. I look forward to establishing contact wit...

Well, it just keeps getting better and better. According to the NY Times (7/11), the Bush Administration is considering placing Freddie and Fannie in a "Conservatorship" if the they continue to take losses. My legal understanding of conservatorship is to assign a guardian (i.e. the courts) to pro...

First, This blog is soley my opinion based on my formal and appraisal education, my experience (18 years) and dealings with so called professionals in the real estate and finance sectors of our society. It is meant for my benefit to educate as well as vent on ignorance, deceptive and fraudelent l...