SMS Appraisals is regularly featured in various industry publications.
The presentation on May 12, 2015, in front of members from the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Society of Appraisers and the Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, was intended to bring clarity to the subject of solar power and provide appraisers with …
The Energy Information Agency (EIA) most recent Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) showed the U.S. drilling rig count in the four major “tight-oil” regions of Permian, Eagle Ford, Bakken, and Niobrara fell 32% to 780 from their October peak of 1160. Despite a 65 …
Diana Choyleva of Lombard Street Research, who produces an “unmassaged” calculation of China’s true economic growth, just reported that China’s fourth quarter GDP growth plummeted to 1.7%, versus the official 7.4% rate. According Choyleva, “Dire data out of China are competing head-on with …
CHEAP OIL AND IT’S EFFECT ON EQUIPMENT VALUES TODAY, “the key for lenders is using an appraiser who knows this machinery and the markets they trade in”. OIL DRILLING: The crude oil’s sharp pull back in prices, $47.97 per barrel as of January 6, 2015, …
** Reprint Permission: Michael Kletecka In determining the price to perform a Forced Liquidation (FL), Orderly Liquidation (OL), or Fair Market Value (FMV) appraisal for Machinery, Equipment, and Inventory, most appraisal firms use a daily rate of $1,200 to $1,500 (plus travel related expenses, should …
