"The International Appraiser": Objective valuation advice on international real estate

Vernon Martin has physically appraised/valued properties on every continent except Antarctica and provides independent, unsponsored investment and valuation advice.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Tepotzotlan, Mexico, revisited: The Danger of Hypothetical Conditions in Appraisals

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Maybe once a year I get feedback from a client such as this: “ We hired an internationally famous brokerage firm to revalue the property yo...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Appraisal of a Condo Project in Harlem

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I normally limit posts on this blog to my international work, although 60% of my work is domestic. I do not expect most readers to be inter...
Friday, May 18, 2012

The International Appraiser in the press – Germany, Costa Rica, Canada

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In the March 2012 issue of Canadian Real Estate Magazine , reporter Sarah Megginson interviewed me for advice to Canadian investors about pu...
Friday, April 27, 2012

Shenyang and PCRT update

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As reported in the April 25th edition of Retail Traffic , “Shenyang, China was the most active market for new development [in the world] in ...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Latin American Land Grabs from Absentee Owners

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Squatter housing in Mexico When performing market research in Latin America, I heavily consult broker web sites, some of which require me ...
Friday, April 13, 2012

Shanghai's Lujiazui financial district and "Skyscraper Index Theory"

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From left to right: Shanghai World Financial Center , Jin Mao Tower , and the intended 2073-foot Shanghai Tower under construction The la...
Wednesday, April 11, 2012

“RED STAR MACALLINE MALLS” in China

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Red Star Macalline Mall on Shanghai 's northwest side, from which I took the featured interior photos In rec...
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Friday, March 30, 2012

Some Thoughts about Appraiser/Valuer Responsibility

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Unfinished construction of beach condos in Brazil This month has witnessed a certain game-changing event for the U.S. commercial apprai...
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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Appraisal of a Planned Oceanfront Community near Natal, Brazil

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View to the south of the city of Natal and the Redinha Bridge opening up development opportunities in the beach towns north of Natal Pon...
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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Some thoughts about "geographic competency" in international assignments

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U.S. appraisers are largely governed by a document known as Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice . One key rule in USPA...
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Vernon Martin, MSRE
Vernon Martin has 41 years of commercial appraisal experience and has physically appraised properties on 6 continents. He started his career at the global firm Jones Lang Wootton and went on to become the chief commercial appraiser at 3 national (U.S.) lending institutions, including the largest S&L, formerly taught Real Estate Appraisal at California State University, Los Angeles from 1998 to 2005 and has authored many professional journal articles (including The Appraisal Journal) and two books. He has degrees from the University of Chicago and Southern Methodist University (where he earned his Master of Science in Real Estate degree) and is a Certified General Appraiser in several states (CA, NM, TX, AK, MT and MI).For more information, call 1-323-788-1605, or e-mail him at vernonmartin@aol.com .
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