Where do you live and who do you work for?
I live in the Charlotte MSA I’m the Executive Vice President for Partner Valuation Advisors
How long have you been appraising?
I started appraising in December 2012
Fellow NCAI Members,
As my term as President of the North Carolina Chapter of the Appraisal Institute ends, I want to take a moment to reflect on the incredible journey we have embarked on together. It has been an honor and privilege to serve as your President and work alongside such resolute individuals who share a common passion for our Chapter and the Appraisal Profession.
On December 6, 85+ members & guests celebrated at the 2023 J. Scott Robinson Installation Ceremony & Q4 Chapter Business Meeting held at the Marriott Greensboro Downtown.
Jim Lynch, MAI gave his final address as the 2023 President and the 2024 officers were installed, including incoming President, Mike Elwell, MAI, SRA. Members mixed and mingled while enjoying food and drinks. We were pleased to welcome Dr. Anthony Nelson, Dean, School of Business, North Carolina Central University, and Jarvis Martin, SRA, Principal with Stewart, Martin, & McCoy, LLC, as they both gave a presentation about NCCU’s new MBA Commercial Real Estate Program – currently the only commercial real estate program at an HBCU - and presented two scholarships for the program.
Congratulations to our members who recently earned new designations!
We’d like to welcome our newest members to the Chapter!
Want to be featured on the Chapter’s social media? Share a little bit about yourself through our Meet the Member (MTM) series! Reach out to PR Committee Chair Erica Butler at [email protected] if you want to participate. Check out some MTM posts here: Mike Elwell (blog); Laura Gourlay (blog); Jonathan Jones (blog).
On June 22, members and guests gathered in Raleigh for the Q2 Chapter Business Meeting. Held at the StateView Hotel, Miles Hamrick, Sr., MAI, AI-GRS presented "Tax Appeal Appraisal Assignments (Some of the Do's and Do Not's)”, members approved the 2024 Slate of Nominees for Officers, leadership members provided chapter updates, and attendees enjoyed dinner and drinks while mingling with old and new friends. Check out all the photos from the event (click here!). Couldn’t make it to Raleigh? We have a fun and casual summer meet-up scheduled for July 20th in Charlotte (sign up).
We’d like to welcome our newest chapter members:
Where do you live and who do you work for?
Greensboro, NC at Cushman and Wakefield - Infrastructure Practice - Valuation & Advisory
How long have you been appraising?
20 years
Who was your supervisor as a Trainee and how did you meet them?
My supervisor was Steve Norris, MAI. I met him through a job posting for a real estate researcher position at his company.
What is the most unique property you’ve appraised?
All the properties I appraise are unique since they are all impacted by right of way/eminent domain issues that are unique to each property.
What is a fact about you, outside of work-life, that people would be surprised to know?
I grew up in Wisconsin, so I am a Green Bay Packers fan (Beer brats and sauerkraut too).
Originally published by Caitlin Groves on February 8, 2023 for MBA Newslink.
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry standards organization, issued a call for industry professionals to join a new Development Workgroup focused on developing APIs for MISMO’s Commercial datasets.
We’d like to welcome our new members who joined the Chapter in 2022! The newest members who joined in Q4 are Ernest Christopher Alford, III; David M. Aneser; Jack Branch; Olivia Hamilton; Walker Taylor Jones; Jesse A. Martinez; Linda Gail Nelson; and Tunisia Whitaker.
Fellow NCAI Members,
As the year closes, the North Carolina Chapter of the Appraisal Institute celebrates a great 2022! I would like to start with some thanks: Thank you to the NCAI Executive Committee – Jim, Mike, Kelli, and the Board of Directors – your support has allowed me to implement new ideas to help benefit the Chapter. Thanks to all our Region V Representatives that made themselves available not just for the quarterly meetings, but also for several special meetings this year. Thank you to our Chapter Members. Thank you to Efird Appraisals for being an annual sponsor this year. And a final thank you goes out to Sandy Hower and THM for their excellence in executive management and administration.
On December 1, 65+ members & guests celebrated at the 2022 2022 J. Scott Robinson Installation Ceremony & Q4 Chapter Business Meeting held at the Foundation for the Carolinas in Charlotte.
Vanessa Hall, MAI gave her final address as the 2022 President and the 2023 officers were installed, including incoming President, Jim Lynch, MAI. Members mixed and mingled, enjoyed food and drinks and free professional headshots, and purchased raffle tickets to help raise money for the NC Chapter PAC – with Chris Johnson, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS, ASA winning the raffle drawing! PAC funds go towards the Chapter’s efforts to broaden our outreach and influence in Raleigh to advocate on behalf of appraisers, taking positions and working with legislators toward favorable results for the industry. The event also highlighted the most recent members who received designations in 2022 including Keith P. Bolte, Jr., MAI (MAI designation); Erica L. Butler, MAI (MAI designation); Eric L. Randall, SRA (SRA Designation); and Jamie L. Vogel, SRA (SRA Designation).
I came to the appraisal profession from the lending world in 1996 and never looked back. I am constantly fascinated by the myriad ways investors develop and make money from real estate.
My firm is headquartered in Charlotte, NC, and our practice is primarily focused on markets located throughout the Carolinas. The most unique property I have appraised was also the first property I appraised (with my supervisor), i.e., the South Carolina State Museum. The museum was housed in the historic Columbia Mill building along the river. The conversion of the museum was spectacularly beautiful. After appraising a property like that, I could never imagine doing anything else.
September kicked off with the annual Real Estate Valuation Conference on 9/7, Joyce Pusay, SRA, AI-RRS taught a residential-focused class on 9/20, members approved the recent bylaw changes at the Q3 Chapter Business Meeting on 9/22, and members in Asheville spoke with Carla Barnard on 9/27 about market updates in the area. NCAI’s board and executive committee met this past month to discuss future programs and initiatives for the chapter as they looked ahead for 2023. October and November already have a full schedule with four education classes, a legislative webinar, and a networking social for female appraisers (event will be held in Charlotte). December will close out the year with one final education class and the Q4 Chapter Business Meeting & J. Scott Robinson Installation Ceremony held at the Foundation for the Carolinas in Charlotte. Add 12/1 to your calendar and make plans to connect with fellow members and guests to celebrate the end of the year and congratulate our newly designated members. Registration for the Q4 Chapter Business Meeting will open soon.
We’d like to welcome to our newest members to the Chapter!
