The worm turns
In previous blogs, I’ve made reference to the subprime mess and what caused it. Since then, things are starting to happen. My natural assumption was that appraisers would be blamed again, as we were following the Saving & Loan problems in the 1980’s....Best of times? Worst of times?
Some observations of a farm appraiser from Missouri: Things are about as wild out in the country as I’ve ever seen them. In addition to being a professional observer of the market, I monitor some ag news sites and the contradictions I’m seeing are huge....Biofuels and Land Values
On a previous post, I mentioned how grain prices were being bid up in anticipation of demand for biofuels, and how that was driving a higher land market. Since that post, unprecedented prices have been experienced and near chaos is present in the grain markets. Limit...Interesting times we live in….
Yesterday was a big day for headlines. New ethanol bill, and perhaps only coincidence, a new study out from Iowa State on the continued run up of farmland values in Iowa and Illinois. Rather than quoting them, I’ve put in some links to the stories. Hope they...“I got the Subprime Blues…..”
Recently joined appraisersforum.com and it has been an enlightening experience. The problems in the residential sector are widespread and pervasive. Much more so than even I suspected. Lots of thoughts and ideas over there what it means. From a historical perspective,...Is Farm Real Estate a good investment?
This blog is going to serve as background for future posts on land values, but is important to establish criteria to be discussed. In answer to the question, “Is real estate a good investment”, first, it’s important to define the criteria of...Subprime Loans….what’s the problem?
Lot of ink in the news these days about the mortgage problems brought on by subprime loans. What are these anyway? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subprime_lending Why would lenders or borrowers do this? Short answer is money. Who benefits from these deals? Lenders (when...The Inagural Blog!
Welcome to the inaugural post on my MODIRT.COM blog. They say that all journeys start with the first step……. and here we go! Why MODIRT and why a blog? First on the MODIRT name. Short, easy to remember and very descriptive of what it is we do. In farm and...Audsley & Associates PLLC
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Columbia, MO 65201
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(573) 445-2583 Office
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9700 Bowling Lane
Columbia, MO 65201
(573) 819-6969 Cell Phone
(573) 445-2583 Office
