"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, July 26, 2012

Appraisals of "View Land" in Costa Rica

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Much of my work involves flying to faraway places and then being driven in a 4-wheel drive vehicle into the countryside, up winding di...

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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Appraisal of Unfinished Condo Project in Barbados

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My previous appraisal assignment in Barbados was in December 2009, at a time in which vacation residence projects were faltering, the most ...

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Appraisal of proposed solar farms in Ecuador

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Corn farm at almost 10,000 feet above sea level In my native land of southern California, it is becoming common to turn margina...

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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Appraisal of land outside Regina, Saskatchewan

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Saskatchewan is unique in Canada for its continuing economic boom, fueled by world demand for its potash and oil. Similar mineral-led ec...

Thursday, June 21, 2012

A More Critical Look at “Skyscraper Index” Theory

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Shanghai Financial District skyline April 2012 -- A harbinger of doom for China? Cranes behind Aurora To...

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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Academia and International Real Estate

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A good appraiser should have a solid academic foundation as well as empirically derived knowledge. I have seen appraisers who did not und...

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Friday, June 15, 2012

Guide to the most popular International Appraiser posts

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Google Blogger lets me know which posts are read the most. By far the most popular post has been “New South China Mall: World’s Largest F...

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

South African game farm values: A farm agent responds from the Waterberg

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Game ranch in the Waterberg I had two posts last year about the decline in South African gam...

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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About Vernon Martin

Vernon Martin, MSRE, CFE: Vernon Martin has 41 years of commercial appraisal experience and has physically appraised properties in more than 20 countries, 44 U.S. states, and 5 Canadian provinces. 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, formerly taught Real Estate Valuation at California State University, Los Angeles and has authored many professional journal articles and two books. He has degrees from the University of Chicago and Southern Methodist University and is a Certified General Appraiser. For more information, call 1-323-788-1605, or e-mail him at vernonmartin@aol.com .

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