Valuation Services

Real Estate Appraisals – Valuation opinions estimating market value, investment value, insurance value, liquidation value, ad valorem tax value and specialized values as defined by the client requirements. The intended use of appraisals include litigation, financing, acquisition/disposition, New Jersey tax appeals, federal taxation controversies, land preservation, rights of way, negotiations involving real property partial interests (easements, air rights, riparian rights, partitions) and the estimation of real estate damages. 

Real Estate Consulting Reports – Consulting opinions that provide answers to specific questions necessary for client business decisions. These reports include market studies, feasibility studies, the estimation of real estate damages due to casualty loss (fire, accident), natural disasters (flood, wind, earthquake) and condemnation. Mr. Hanson has developed a special expertise in the preparation of Before & After Reports to document real estate damages. 

Real Estate Appraisal Reviews – The review of various types of valuation opinions and real estate consulting reports for litigation purposes, professional real estate valuation malpractice cases and for investment decision making by the client. Mr. Hanson has developed a special expertise in the preparation of review reports on real estate. He holds the AI-GRS appraisal review designation awarded by the Appraisal Institute. 

Eminent Domain Consulting – Mr. Hanson has a specialized expertise in preparing reports (before/after) for eminent domain litigation both in New Jersey and federal condemnation matters. He has completed a number of real estate reports applying the specifications of the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (a/k/a “Yellow Book”). Mr. Hanson completed the Yellow Book Seminar offered by the Appraisal Institute in 2016. 

Expert reports for litigation support including testimony in the appropriate forum and consulting reports designed to advise on specific market issues (real estate damages, market studies, marketability studies, highest and best use studies, investment use analyses, feasibility studies, property management reports (physical  inspections, lease analyses)  and market research reports.

 Before/After report methodologies involving partial interests (easements), eminent domain and real estate damage estimates

Appraisal and consulting reports on taxation matters including:

• “true value” reports and testimony on ad valorem taxation matters in New Jersey
• Internal Revenue Service controversies requiring consulting reports and litigation support

Eminent domain and condemnation (Condemnor or Condemnee) 

The Hanson Organization has provided consulting services to attorneys, accountants, financial institutions, government agencies, Realtors, financial planners and individual investors. 

 The geographic area that we serve is the southern New Jersey area including the following counties: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem .