"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.

Sunday, May 22, 2016

The Growing Worldwide Glut of Luxury Condos

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 Pavilion Residences One and Two stand largely dark at night behind the successful Pavilion Shopping Mall in Kuala Lump...
Friday, May 13, 2016

EB-5 MARKETING AT THE OVERSEAS PROPERTY AND IMMIGRATION EXHIBITION IN BEIJING, CHINA 警告通过美国的“区域中心EB-5签证中国投资房地产申请人”

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It was in 2013 that this blog first started discussing the risks to foreign investors when investing in so-called “regional center...
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Monday, March 28, 2016

On the Subject of Flipping Foreign Beach Lots for Profit

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A failed Brazilian beach community visited in 2012. Notice that most lots are more than one kilometer from the beach.   I get o...
Thursday, March 24, 2016

Appraisal of a Resort near Victoria, British Columbia

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This was an appraisal done for financial reporting purposes for a Chinese corporation that acquired the resort 2 years previousl...
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Sunday, March 1, 2015

International investment heats up in the renewable energy sector

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Solar-paneled roof of National Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, producing 1 megawatt of electricity My appraisal practice has changed...
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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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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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