"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.

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

What is the Future for Bakken Real Estate?

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Dunn County "man camp" operated by Civeo, itself laying off 45% of staff North Dakota and Canada's Bakken region ...

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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Another appraisal in Puntarenas, Costa Rica

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The subject property was unimproved, mountainous, ocean view land of about 160 acres, located on the Nicoya Peninsula. It has no utili...

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Saturday, December 20, 2014

Latest appraisal in Bakken

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This appraisal assignment was of a proposed 35-acre business park in the Bakken area in North Dakota in one of the most active counties fo...

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

Mainland China Property REITs to Multiply

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Boundary between Hong Kong, on left, and Shenzhen, China, on right, photographed from Ramada Hotel I’ve just returned from a recent trip ...

Monday, October 13, 2014

The Issue of Client Pressure on Valuation Results in International Appraisals

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Costa Rican subdivision overlooking the Gulf of Nicoya It has been almost 3 months now since I’ve done a foreign appraisal assignment, and...

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Thursday, August 7, 2014

Shelf corporations in international real estate transactions

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Grand Cayman's famous Ugland House, the address of 19,000 corporations Most readers know what shell companies are. Many offshore...

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Appraisal in Lima, Peru

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An interesting cityscape resulting from upzoning approved in the 1990s. Many of the office buildings erected then have a lack of windows. ...

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Saturday, July 5, 2014

Common Denominators Seen in Mexican Land Scams

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After six years of appraising in Mexico I’ve seen the following patterns that warn me when I am being deceived. 1. My ...

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Appraisal of a proposed resort project near the Canadian Rockies

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Curiously dead ground vegetation for a proposed vacation resort These were 130 acres in a town west of the Canadian Rockies popular with...

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Another appraisal assignment in Nayarit, Mexico raises red flags of possible fraud

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This was the appraisal of nearly 1000 hectares (over 2000 acres) of beachfront land, my third appraisal in Nayarit. There were many red f...

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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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