Mr. Valdez specializes in the appraisal and litigation consulting with a specialty in complex property valuation and real estate damages. His practice is international, including iconic properties and highly publicized disasters and an array of detrimental conditions. He is the co-author of the Valuation of Environmentally Contaminated Real Estate course for the International Right of Way Association. He has authored several published articles in legal and valuation journals and is a noted contributor to authoritative texts on the valuation of detrimental conditions in real estate.
Notable past assignments include:
South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, CA
Flight 93 Crash Site, Shanksville, PA
Phoenix Beverage Distribution Center, New York, NY
Lakeside Aggregate Mining Site, Lakeside, CA
Clark County Regional Justice Center, Las Vegas, NV
Harmon Avenue Extension, Las Vegas, NV
Mountain View Corridor, West Jordan, UT
Australia PFAS Contamination, NSW / QLD /NT, AUS
Bixby Land Company Portfolio, Los Angeles County, CA
South Fraser Perimeter Road Landfills, Vancouver, BC
Proposed Beachfront Luxury Resort, Tulum (Riviera Maya), MX
SELECTED COMMITTEES
Appraisal Institute Speaker for the Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute 2014 Litigation Seminar
Co-Chair of theSouthern California Market Trends Seminar Appraisal Institute (2006 to Present)
PUBLICATIONS
Author of Valuation Issues Linked to Perfluorinated Chemicals Environmental Litigator–February 2018, American Bar Association
Author ofEminent Domain and Condemnation: Who Pays for What?Environmental & Energy Litigation–Spring 2011, American Bar Association
Credited contributor to Real Estate Damages, 3rd Edition
Co-Author and pilot instructor of Course 407: Contamination and Eminent DomainInternational Right of Way Association
EDUCATION
University of Southern California-Business Administration -Finance
Marshall Scholar, Marshall School of Business
LICENSES
California Certified General Appraiser (AG028072)