The appraisal of a tangible asset is a wholly subjective judgment based on research and review of what are comparable sales of similar or same items, the cost of creation or the mechanics of the ...

Ask a trial lawyer what he or she would give to have an expert witness as effective as Mona Lisa Vito, the third-generation mechanic/out-of-work hairdresser whose testimony on positraction saved the ...

After 50 years of trying condemnation cases, I am consistently surprised at the occasional instance where an expert just does not know how to properly testify in court. On paper, an expert may be ...

Recent turbulence in various market sectors is creating the need to sharpen analyses and understandings of property tax assessment valuations. In evaluating the need for real property tax assessment ...

Mr. Beal has 40 years' experience in multiple phases of the real estate industry, and has been a Certified General Appraiser since 1992. As such, he has consulted and testified as an expert in local, ...

The average reader of The Real Deal may not need help assessing property values, but jurors and arbitrators do. And like doctors or other specialists, real estate professionals who serve as expert ...