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FEMA and the Intangible Value of Assessments

By Bradley S. Tennant, CRE, Esq. After Hurricane Helene destroyed entire neighborhoods across the Gulf Coast of Florida, an intangible consideration moved front and center for many whose homes had been flooded – the FEMA 50% rule. Put simply, under federal guidelines enforced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”)

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Can you create equity through equitable property taxes?

by Bradley Tennant, Esq. , MSRE, CRE Housing Wire has recently published an nteresting article regarding the proportional cost of property taxes and insurance for homeowners. Because mortgage value can serve as a proxy for home value in this scenario, it shows that local government exactions and property insurance are

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RealAdvice Names Alexis Vennes President, Strengthening Strategic Leadership

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nicole Miller nicole@nullversant-strategies.com 813-784-6907 TAMPA, FL (February 10, 2026) — RealAdvice, a groundbreaking commercial real estate tax and transaction advisory services company, announced today the promotion of Alexis Vennes to President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), a newly formalized leadership role designed to support the firm’s

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New RealAdvice Seminar with the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA): Managing The Property Tax Burden for CRE Loans

Join us this September 23, 2025 (1:00-2:00PM EST) as we teach a special seminar hosted by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) on the topic of State and Local Tax strategies for commercial real estate underwriting.   Register at MBA.org, shortlink https://RealAdvice.com/MBA-SALT The MBA is the foremost organization for professional education

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New Florida Bar Journal Article by RealAdvice: “Bricks, Mortar, and Misconceptions” — Unlocking Value in Commercial Real Estate

We’re proud to share that the Florida Bar Journal has published an insightful, thought‑provoking article authored by our very own Todd D. Jones, Kevin Herzberg, Stephen King, Rachel Fisch, and Bradley Tennant—all members of the RealAdvice team. (click for article) Why the article matters This article exposes a critical—and often overlooked—disconnect:

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Not Just Any Appraisal Will Do

In commercial real estate, not all appraisals are created equal. In their latest ActionLine article, RealAdvice’s Rachel E. Fisch, CPA/ABV, MRICS, and Stephen King, MAI, MRICS, break down why a state-of-the-art purchase price allocation (PPA) requires more than just a standard appraisal—it demands a multidisciplinary team of experts in both real estate and business valuation. Whether

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RealAdvice Completes Rigorous SOC 2 Type I and Type II Assessments

Rigorous technology and security audit validates RealAdvice as a trusted financial technology partner Date: August 25, 2023 RealAdvice systems have been audited to System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type I (financial processes and security) and SOC 2® Type II (technology and cybersecurity), demonstrating that we have been proven to

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Meet RealAdvice at NMHC 2024

January 30 – February 1, 2024 San Diego California The RealAdvice team will be joining hundreds of the top multifamily investors, operators, and brokers at the 2024 National Multifamily Housing Council’s (NMHC) Apartment Strategies conference and Annual Meeting in San Diego, California.  These are back-to-back events starting on January 30

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Smart Portfolio Price Optimization

By Guy Hagen There are many different methods to optimize a combined PSA consideration across multiple properties, but using the wrong formula might cause expensive problems later. You have just agreed upon a purchase price for a portfolio of revenue-producing properties. Now comes the tricky task of allotting that total

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Intangible Assets on Dirt

Do income producing properties have an intangible asset income producing component? This question is explored for the landmark merger between Fox and Disney.

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SALT Matters

As a property owner’s biggest operating expense line item, underwriting property tax liabilities as part of pre-acquisition investment due diligence or operational budget forecasting and control is challenging, as evidenced by the magnitude of the consulting industry. Complicating matters since 2010, 69 municipalities across the US (680 since 1937) have

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The Role of Property Tax in American Government (Part 3)

By Todd D. Jones, MAI, CRE, FRICS and Michael J. Mard, CPA/ABV, CPCU Note to reader: This article is third in a series of columns addressing The Role of Property Tax in American Government culminating in the generally accepted methodology of the real estate appraisal, business valuation and accounting industries

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The Role of Property Tax in American Government (Part 2)

By Todd D. Jones, MAI, CRE, FRICS and Michael J. Mard, CPA/ABV, CPCU Note to reader: This article is second in a series of columns addressing The Role of Property Tax in American Government culminating in the generally accepted methodology of the real estate appraisal, business valuation and accounting industries

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The Role of Property Tax in American Government (Part 1)

By Todd D. Jones, MAI, CRE, FRICS, and Michael J. Mard, CPA/ABV, CPCU Note to reader: This article starts a series of columns addressing The Role of Property Tax in American Government culminating in the generally accepted methodology of the real estate appraisal, business valuation and accounting industries reconciled and

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What the Daubert Test Means to a Financial Expert

By Joryn Jenkins, Esq. and Michael J. Mard, CPA/ABV. In Part One of this series, we discussed how Daubert has increasingly replaced Frye as the standard for admitting expert scientific testimony in trials. As more and more states adopt Daubert, courts increasingly prohibit the admission into evidence of pure opinion

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