Walter R. Higgins SCGREA, IFA, CTA

Owner: W. R. Higgins Appraisal

Phone 609-494-0036

EXPERIENCE

I have been a licensed real estate salesperson since 1972 and a Broker associate since 1976. I am the sole owner of W. R. Higgins Appraisal Associates. I am past president of Central New Jersey Chapter 105 of the Society of Real Estate Appraisers I had been actively engaged in the sales of new home construction, vacant ground, re‑sale of homes and investment properties, and rentals of seasonal dwellings in the Long Beach Island and Southern Ocean County area from 1972 thru 1986. I have been actively involved in real estate appraisal in this area from 1979 thru the present time. Thus, I have a complete working knowledge of values from day to day in this area. I have appraised properties for mortgage financing, PMI removal, estate purposes, assessment appeals, highest and best use, feasibility , tideland claims, subdivision and development, and related matters. This includes both residential and commercial properties. I am currently certified by the State of New Jersey Board of Real Estate Appraisers as a General Real Estate Appraiser (SCGREA), Effective 12/6/2005 thru 12/31/2007, License Number CG 00249 and a Certified Tax Assessor (CTA), Effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2008.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member of the National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers

Member of New Jersey Association of Realtor Boards

Member of Ocean County Board of Realtors

EDUCATION

Graduate of the College of Artesia, Artesia, New Mexico, in 1970. Bachelor of Arts in Business.

30 Hours of Graduate study in Business and Economics, New Mexico State University, Las Cruses, New Mexico, 1970‑ 1972.

Graduate Realtor Institute

Successfully completed Appraisal Courses

Society of Real Estate Appraisers

An Introduction to Appraising Real Property, Course 101,1979

R‑2 Case Study Examination, 1981

Principles of Income Property Appraising, Course 201, 1987

Applied Income Property Valuation, Course 202, 1988

American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers

Residential Valuation, 1984.

Appraisal Institute

Standards of Professional Practice Part A, 1996

Standards of Professional Practice Part B, 1996

National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers

Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice 2001, 2004

9.8 2005 Fannie Mae Forms 2005

Various seminars and workshops relative to the field of real estate and appraisal.

Regression Analysis, 1995

Ad Valorem Tax Assessment Consulting, 1995 Understanding Rates & Ratios, 2003

Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, 1995 Advanced Technology , 2004

Environmental Considerations, 1997 Formfilling Essentials, 2004

Appraising 2-4 Family Residential Properties, 1997 Paperless Office Techniques, 2004

Appraising 2-4 Family Residential Properties, 1999 Real Estate Ethics, 2004

EDI & The Internet, 1999

Technology and the Modern Appraiser, 1999

Green Acres Appraisal Conference, 2001

Rapid Access to Sales Data, 2001

Bankruptcy and the Appraiser, 2001

Zoning and Highest & Best Use, 2001

No Sewer-Little Value,2001

Marshall & Swift Defense 2003

Capitalization Seminar 2003

NAIFA Educational Conference 2003, 2004

Advanced Technology 2004

Ocean County Board of Taxation

Field Enumerator’s Training Program, 2002

CTA Preparation Seminar, 2003

Expert Witness

Qualified Expert before Various Planning Boards, Boards of Adjustment, and Ocean County Tax Board