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Realize the True Value of Your Property

Your property value is a key factor in guiding real estate decisions. In today’s ever-changing market, you need access to the most comprehensive, real-time data and skilled professionals who derive intelligence from analytics. We help you realize the true value of your property with trusted real estate insights from the most recognized professionals in the industry.

Full-Spectrum Due Diligence Services

With experts across virtually all property types and geographies, we offer a full suite of appraisal services and national teams dedicated to providing specialized valuation solutions.

Property and Portfolio Appraisals
Market and Feasibility Studies
Evaluations (Alternative Valuations)
Financial and Tax Reporting
Litigation Support and Testimony
Right-of-Way and Eminent Domain
Institutional Fund Valuations

Our national team of engineers, architects and environmental scientists provide expert assessments to help you make informed investment decisions.

Property Condition Assessments
Environmental Site Assessments
Land Surveying & Zoning Compliance
Seismic Risk Assessment & Analysis
Radon, Asbestos and Indoor Air Quality Screenings

We execute property tax appeals, pre-acquisition and pre-development property tax due diligence, property tax payment services and real estate transfer taxes to help you achieve tax savings and refunds.

Assessment and Appeal Services
Pre-Acquisition and Pre-Development Property Tax Due Diligence
Property Tax Payment Services
Real Estate Transaction Tax
Budgeting and Accruals

Unmatched National Coverage

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U.S. locations

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U.S. annual assignments

Map of locations of CBRE offices in the United States — With more than 100 Valuation & Advisory locations across the country, you have access to an industry-leading network of appraisers and national portfolio coverage.

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With experts across virtually all property types and geographies, we can accommodate multi-market portfolios, special-use cases, compressed deadlines and annual engagements.

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Leadership

Tom Edwards

Global President, Valuation & Advisory Services

Phone +1 214 863 3322

Mobile +1 214 728 3746

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Micah Beck, MAI, R/W-AC

Markets Leader

Phone +1 817 806 1037

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Sung Lee, MAI, CRE, FRICS

America's President, Institutional Valuation & Advisory Services

Phone +1 212 984 8085

Mobile +1 201 637 3008

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Rachel DuBois

Chief Operating Officer, Global and Americas

Phone +1 214 863 3070

Mobile +1 432 584 8462

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Brandon Henderson

VAS Global Head of Digital, Data & Transformation

Phone +1 720 528 6439

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Cole Purdie

VAS Head of Client Solutions

Mobile +1 469 726 8474

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Comprehensive Valuation Services

With the most comprehensive data, technology and professional expertise in the industry, we provide a full suite of commercial real estate appraisal, valuation and consulting services. We serve as independent advisors, offering flexible solutions that are customizable to meet your specific requirements.

Property Types

Alternatives

Specialized Services

Our dedicated specialty practice experts help you navigate the most complex aspects of your real estate and provide bespoke solutions for all your valuation needs.

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Evaluations (Alternative Valuations)

Our Evaluations team provides non-traditional appraisal products across the nation, under the supervision of a single national director as well as local quality control scrutiny. We’ve designed a standardized, USPAP compliant product that exceeds Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines. Benefits of our evaluation services include quick turnaround, low cost, USPAP/FIRREA compliance, national coverage, certified appraisers with local expertise, quality control and MAI oversight.

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Craig Young

National Practice Leader

Right of Way and Eminent Domain

Our national Right of Way (ROW) practice includes 20 dedicated valuation specialists and nearly 100 supporting valuation staff members. We provide public and private sector clients with best-in-class Right of Way appraisal, consulting and advisory services. Our team has proven experience in roadway, oil and natural gas pipelines, electric transmission lines, renewables, water, rail, aviation, telecommunications, utilities and other infrastructure projects.

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Randal Dawson, MAI, FRICS, CRE, NACD.DC

Vice Chairman

Lic. Certified General Appraiser – IL, IN, MO, WI

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Litigation Support, Testimony and Dispute Analysis

We assist clients and counsel with the planning, preparation and presentation of expertise unique to real estate-based legal challenges. We provide proper scoping of the dispute, industry-leading research, identification and analyses of relevant strategies and damages theories and proven case preparation. In addition to consulting, our team offers a full suite of traditional, unbiased expert witness valuation and market analysis services. Our experts have testified in arbitration hearings, property tax proceedings, local, state and federal courts.

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Brad Belcher, MAI

SVP, Information Technology

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Portfolio Valuation & Advisory Services

Our Valuation Portfolio Services practice provides custom, streamlined solutions for multiple-property assignments. We serve as trusted partners, providing you with strategic advice and analyzing your portfolio to develop efficiencies and enhance reporting capabilities. With vast experience valuing global, national and local portfolios, our team is uniquely qualified to produce complex reports and analyses through a unified model. We designate a single point of contact for each project to establish regional connectivity and cohesion.

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Sung Lee, MAI, CRE, FRICS

America's President, Institutional Valuation & Advisory Services

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Institutional Valuation & Advisory Services (IVAS)

We provide fund valuations for a wide range of institutional investors, including private real estate funds, public REITs, private equity firms and hedge funds. Our dedicated fund valuations team delivers standardized templates, consistent models, a single point of contact and rapid response timing to meet your specific reporting requirements, whether daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly. Our centralized team has extensive experience serving institutional investors, with expertise across core and alternative property types.

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Les Linder

VAS Exec Managing Director

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Valuations for Financial and Tax Reporting (VFR)

We navigate the complex regulations for financial and tax reporting so you can better understand and defend your asset values. The ever-increasing corporate scrutiny around transparent financial and tax reporting requires valuation experts who are well versed in the current trends and techniques related to valuations for regulatory reporting purposes. Our professionals possess technical leadership and extensive knowledge of fair value financial and tax reporting standards and can effectively communicate our findings to our clients, their auditors and regulatory authorities. Our services include allocations of purchase prices, asset acquisitions, intangible assets, fair-value measurements, loan valuations, impairment analyses, estate tax planning and leasehold valuations.

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Property Condition, Environmental Site Assessments & Land Surveys

Our Assessment & Consulting Services team uses advanced knowledge, experience and technology to evaluate commercial real estate properties, identifying potential concerns to mitigate risk and discover value-add opportunities.

Streamline Your Due Diligence with Our Integrated Services

Uniquely integrated within Valuation & Advisory Services, our streamlined platform of due diligence solutions shortens lead and production time while increasing accuracy and consistency across reports.

100K+

Projects completed in the Americas
40+

Years of experience

Our Services

Identify and document the general physical condition and quality of improvements for a given property. We detect and present any deficiencies that could have an adverse effect on a property’s cash flow, function or marketability.

Recognize environmental conditions that could be a hazard to tenants and affect property value while mitigating owner or lender liability and minimizing construction delays caused by unforeseen conditions.

Phase I Site Assessments (Phase I ESA)
Includes site reconnaissance, regulatory database research, interviews and a final report completed in accordance with ASTM standards.
Phase II Site Assessment (Phase II ESA) Oversight
Investigates environmental uncertainties or risks identified in a Phase I ESA.
Radon, Asbestos, Lead-Based Paint, Mold and Indoor Air Quality Survey
Screenings for radon, asbestos, mold, lead-based paint and indoor air quality.

Our senior-level, dedicated Agency team manages all Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac assignments. This includes market-force, affordable, senior, student, mixed-use, tax credit, manufactured housing, Green reports, construction reports, and all other GSE executed platforms.

Small Balance Loan Reports
An integral group of the Agency management team is dedicated to smaller loans (SBL, SML, FRED) and executes a high volume of these assignments in all regions of the U.S.
Post-construction Analysis Reports and Chief Architect Reviews
CBRE has qualified in-house staff with experience preparing close-out assessments including post-construction analysis and Chief Architect Reviews in compliance with Freddie Mac guidelines.
Fannie/Freddie PCA and ESA Reports
Conventional Agency PCA and ESA reports are used by institutional lenders to identify and document a property’s general physical condition as well as any environmental concerns.
Green Reports
Also known as Water and Energy Audits, are comprised of an audit and analysis of existing energy and water systems to identify opportunities to reduce consumption through capital investment.

ALTA Surveys
Our project manager, surveyor, attorney, researcher and paralegal teams collaborate to produce accurate and meticulously detailed survey results.

Zoning Compliance
Professional zoning specialists and researchers prepare thorough reports including analysis of the properties zoning requirements, written verification of the zoning from the municipality, copies of the buildings certificate of occupancy, and copies of the pertinent sections of the municipalities’ zoning code. Learn more

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Assessment & Consulting Services

Linda Bryson

VAS ACS Sr Managing Dir

Phone +1 9147401922

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Property Condition Assessments

Kevin R. Freitag, R.A., LEED AP

National Practice Director

Phone + 011 914 740 1917

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Land Surveying & Zoning Compliance

Vincent Macauda

VAS Managing Director

Phone +1 330 342 6230

Mobile +1 216 409 8137

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Environmental Site Assessments

Brian Wasserstein

National Practice Leader

Phone +1 202 585 5793

Mobile +1 518 878 3690

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Property & Transaction Tax Services

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CBRE Property & Transaction Services offers industry-leading services in property tax appeals, pre-acquisition and pre-development property tax due diligence, property tax payment services and real estate transfer taxes.

We prosecute property tax appeals and prepare property tax due diligence reports using internally produced data and market intelligence that is unmatched in the commercial real estate industry.

With an unparalleled national platform, our professionals have the local expertise required to advise on all property tax matters related to office, retail, industrial, multifamily, hotels and mixed-use properties.

Our Services

Using proprietary market data and research tools, our team is best equipped to review assessor values, prosecute appeals and achieve maximum results. As part of our appeal services, we assist with the preparation of annual tax estimates for our clients.

Knowing what the property tax burden is going to be after acquisition and/or development is the most important item in the future operating budget. We take the guesswork out of understanding the potential burden by providing a robust due diligence report with the latest local market information.

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Bryan Frey

VAS Managing Director

Phone +1 404 923 1379

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Insights

Book | Intelligent Investment January 14, 2026

U.S. Real Estate Market Outlook 2026

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Despite uncertainty, growth will continue for the U.S. commercial real estate market in 2026.

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U.S. Senior Housing & Care Investor Survey H2 2025

December 18, 2025

This 17th edition of CBRE’s Senior Housing & Care Investor Survey, conducted in late October 2025.

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Report | Intelligent Investment

2026 North American Investor Intentions Survey

January 29, 2026

Nearly three quarters of commercial real estate investors plan to buy more assets in 2026 as prices stabilize and fundamentals improve.

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Brief | Intelligent Investment

Eyeing Real Estate Returns Over a 10 Year Horizon

January 6, 2026

Our 10-year forecast reveals markets with compelling yield and growth opportunities.

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U.S. Quarterly Figures

Quarterly data and insights on the major commercial property sectors.

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Valuation & Advisory Services

Realize the True Value of Your Property

Full-Spectrum Due Diligence Services

Valuation & Appraisal

Assessment & Consulting

Property & Transaction Tax

Unmatched National Coverage

Connect with an Expert in Your Location

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Americas

Asia Pacific

Europe

Middle East & Africa

Comprehensive Valuation Services

Property Types

Alternatives

Specialized Services

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Learn about our Alternative Valuations capabilities

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Learn about our Litigation Support capabilities

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Learn more about our portfolio valuation capabilities

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Learn more about our institutional fund valuations capabilities

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Learn more about Valuations for Financial & Tax Reporting

Identify risks. Discover opportunities.

Learn More About Our Assessment & Consulting Services

Property Condition, Environmental Site Assessments & Land Surveys

Streamline Your Due Diligence with Our Integrated Services

100K+

40+

Our Services

Property Condition Assessments (PCA)

Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) & Consulting

Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Agency Scopes

Land Surveying & Zoning Compliance

Seismic Risk Analysis

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Property & Transaction Tax Services

Learn More About Our Property Tax Services

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Assessment and Appeal Services

Pre-Acquisition and Pre-Development Due Diligence

Property Tax Payment Services

Real Estate Transaction Tax

Business Personal Property Compliance and Consulting

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