MTS Journal

A special note from the Editor of ASA’s MTS Journal.

This article discusses the importance of determining the remaining thickness of shell plating and framing when surveying a steel or aluminum yacht for a prospective buyer or for insurance or financing purposes.

This article discusses the concept of obsolescence and its subcategories, its relevance to ad valorem appraisal questions in federal income tax law, and reviews specific cases.

This article presents some facts about price trends and offers a few observations as to their proper and logical uses. The objective is to set forth the limitations of the price trend method - showing necessity for safeguards against criti­cal error.

This article discusses ten rules to help you emerge from cross-examination relatively unscathed.

News from ASA’s Machinery and Technical Specialties Committee.

The article discusses the licensing of real estate appraisers in the United States, as mandated by the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) of 1989.