Expert Commercial Appraisal Consultants

Jeff Crowe is a commercial real estate advisor with Century 21 The Avenues, specializing in Northwest Georgia and Metro Atlanta multifamily investments. Utilizing an advanced, data-driven programmatic platform, Jeff delivers real-time market underwriting, cap rate analysis, and supply metrics for income-producing real estate. He serves as a frequent on-the-ground source for housing inventory shifts, 1031 exchanges, and regional property trends.

I'm a specialist commercial finance broker with 16 years of experience helping Australian business owners access commercial property finance. As founder of Smart Business Plans, I've overseen $550 million in commercial finance across more than 3,300 clients, with a 92% approval rate working across a panel of 60+ specialist lenders. My expertise sits at the intersection of commercial property, business finance, and wealth strategy — particularly for small to medium business owners looking to buy their own premises, invest through their SMSF, or fund development projects. I work exclusively in the commercial space, which means I specialise where the major banks often can't or won't go. I'm also the author of The Premise Effect (2026), which makes the case for why Australian business owners are leaving millions on the table by renting rather than owning their business premises. I'm available to comment on: commercial property finance, SMSF borrowing, business lending, commercial mortgage rates, Australian property market trends, and small business wealth building.

Mark Winter is a seasoned art certification expert, fine art appraiser, and expert witness, with over two decades of experience in the global art market. A former associate at Sotheby’s.com and a senior specialist at Art Authentication Experts, Inc. Since 2003, he has worked on cases spanning authentication, attribution, appraisal, and the investigation of forgery, theft, and rediscovery. Mark and his team regularly collaborate with journalists and media across print, digital, radio, and film, providing expert insight into art authentication, attribution, and market trends. Their commentary has been featured in investigative reports, documentaries, news segments, and podcasts worldwide. Offering rapid fact verification (often within 24–48 hours) and multilingual interviews in 21 languages, Mark supports timely stories with accuracy and depth.

We provide precise construction estimating, detailed material takeoffs, and quantity surveying solutions tailored for residential, commercial, and industrial projects. Covering all major trades from structural and architectural to MEP and sitework we deliver accuracy, speed, and cost-effective insights that help contractors, builders, and developers win more bids and maximize project value.

Steve Jolly — Real Estate Expert Steve Jolly is a full-time real estate broker with Benchmark Realty, LLC, serving buyers, sellers, investors, banks, lenders, and asset management companies throughout Greater Nashville. With 20 years of real estate experience, more than $133 million in closed sales, 444+ personal sales, and 626+ team sales, Steve brings a practical, data-driven perspective to Nashville housing stories. His experience spans traditional residential sales, luxury homes, first-time buyers, investment properties, REO, foreclosure, bank-owned properties, and institutional asset disposition. Steve is also a past President of Greater Nashville REALTORS®, where he gained extensive media experience serving as a local real estate spokesperson during one of the most closely watched housing markets in recent history. In that role, he regularly helped explain market conditions, buyer and seller behavior, affordability challenges, inventory shifts, pricing trends, and the issues affecting homeowners, buyers, agents, and the broader Nashville housing market. Reporters looking for a clear, local, and experienced voice on Nashville real estate can turn to Steve for insight on: Nashville housing market trends Home prices and inventory Buyer and seller behavior Affordability and mortgage-rate impact Luxury real estate trends First-time buyer challenges Investment property activity Foreclosure, REO, and bank-owned properties Pricing strategy and seller mistakes Neighborhood-level market differences How national housing trends are showing up locally in Middle Tennessee Steve’s value as a source comes from both his market experience and his ability to explain complex real estate issues in plain language. He understands how buyers, sellers, investors, banks, lenders, and asset managers make decisions, and he can help connect housing data to what people are actually experiencing in the market. Whether the story is about rising inventory, slowing sales, affordability pressure, luxury housing, foreclosure activity, first-time buyers, or the changing expectations of Nashville homeowners, Steve can provide grounded, local perspective backed by two decades of hands-on experience. Steve’s approach is direct, practical, and consumer-focused: explain what is happening, why it matters, and what it means for buyers, sellers, homeowners, and the Nashville real estate market.

I am a real estate appraiser in Alexandria, Virginia. I have licenses at the certified residential level in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia. I also hold the SRA and AI-RRS designations from the Appraisal Institute.website: www.appraisalsguaranteed.com

Stepan Kazaryan is a Business Management Consultant focused on digital presence, professional evaluation, and how public information shapes decision-making in modern business environments. His work centers on helping organizations and professionals understand how they are perceived before direct interaction occurs. In search-driven systems, evaluation often happens silently and quickly. Stepan advises clients on building structured digital foundations that support credibility over time. His approach emphasizes clarity, consistency, and responsible positioning rather than short-term visibility tactics. He works with executives, founders, and professional service providers who recognize that digital footprints influence trust, partnerships, and opportunity flow. By aligning websites, public profiles, and third-party references, Stepan helps create stable professional narratives that reduce uncertainty during evaluation. Rather than focusing on reactive measures, his advisory framework prioritizes preparation. This includes analyzing how search results present a name, how information connects across platforms, and how inconsistencies affect perception. The goal is to strengthen long-term positioning in a way that feels natural and sustainable. Stepan frequently writes and speaks about digital identity, credibility signals, and the structural factors that influence professional trust in online environments. His perspective reflects a broader shift in how professionals are assessed in the age of search and public information accessibility. Through disciplined strategy and steady execution, Stepan Kazaryan helps clients maintain clarity in environments where perception often forms before conversation begins.

I founded Commercial Funding Partners in 2012 with a clear mission: build a performing portfolio of customers who return because we treat them right and help them grow responsibly. After six years at a competitor and seeing how customers were often handled at deal end, I knew there was a better way to do business in commercial equipment finance. We’re a national direct lender with capacity from $250,000 to over $100 million per project, serving manufacturers, contractors, healthcare providers, transportation companies, and others across the U.S. What sets us apart is speed paired with judgment. Our small, senior-level finance committee allows us to make decisions quickly—often the same day—and months faster than SBA processes, where time value often outweighs minor rate differences. We listen to the story behind the balance sheet and underwrite context, not just numbers. We structure real-world solutions through progress funding, 100% project financing, sale-leasebacks, and tax-aware terms that banks often can’t provide. We don’t do deals we wouldn’t sign ourselves. Over 40% of our business comes from repeat clients, many with long-standing relationships that improve with each transaction. I’m active in industry leadership with ELFA, NEFA, and AACFB, where I chaired the Education Committee for four years and received the President’s Award. Before CFP, I worked at IBM and helped manage and grow Plumbers Supply Company through its acquisition by Wolseley. I hold a BS from the University of Utah and an MBA from Westminster College. Our goal is simple: be the first call for our customers and help great businesses grow smarter and faster.

Blaze Estimating Ltd, a UK-based construction estimating and quantity surveying company, provides accurate cost estimates, material takeoffs, and preliminary budgets for residential, commercial, and industrial projects. Our RICS-trained estimators offer contractors, builders, architects, and developers fast turnaround times and UK-specific cost data, enabling confident bidding and reduced project risks.

I'm the founder and Editor-in-Chief of ExpertReviewHQ, where I synthesize the findings of more than 250 professional review outlets — Wirecutter, Consumer Reports, Good Housekeeping, and others — into consensus buying guidance across 100+ product categories. Rather than re-testing products myself, I map where the expert testers agree, where they diverge, and what that disagreement means for an individual buyer. I bring 20 years in enterprise portfolio management (PMP, BRMP) to the site's editorial methodology. I can speak to where the reviews align or conflict in almost any consumer category, what buyers consistently overlook, and how to read product reviews critically.

Caleb Hollis is a Florida state-certified residential appraiser and founder of OwnerHacks, a homeowner education site focused on practical ownership decisions. He helps translate topics like home value, appraisal basics, maintenance budgeting, insurance gaps, property-tax awareness, and affordability tradeoffs into plain-English guidance for homeowners, buyers, and sellers. His commentary is consumer education, not loan, tax, insurance, legal, or contracting advice.

I help home buyers, homeowners, and investors understand market trends, mortgage options, and building considerations so they can make confident, informed decisions about real estate.

Hollywood Gold & Silver Exchange is a leading precious metals dealer and online metal store in the U.S. Buy gold and silver online with a wide selection of gold bars, silver coins, 1 gram gold bars, 1 kilo gold bars, and bullion from top brands. Gold, silver, platinum, and palladium are available for wholesale and retail purchase. With Hollywood Gold & Silver Exchange, you benefit from direct relationships with major mints, competitive pricing, and fast, secure shipping. Enjoy premium customer service, free appraisals, and the highest buyback prices in the industry. Discover why collectors and investors across the U.S. trust Hollywood Gold & Silver Exchange for all their precious metals needs. Looking to buy gold bars? Hollywood Gold & Silver Exchange also offers precious metals sales — gold, silver, platinum, palladium coins and bars — as well as jewelry buying services. Visit our website today!

I am a certified general real estate appraiser, licensed in multiple states with experience in producing trustworthy, responsible, and credible valuation services of all types of commercial real property throughout the United States, along with appraisal/valuation review in the U.S., Central & South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, and Australia. My experience encompasses a wide variety of property types including retail, office, industrial, multi-family, medical office, special use facilities, airplane hangars, and right-of-way valuations in addition to vacant land. Clients have included various federal and state governmental agencies, local municipalities, quasi-public agencies, REITs, financial institutions, lenders, private individuals, and estates. Outside of real estate valuation, I spend my free time enjoying my family, trying to maintain a top world ranking in masters track & field, and in the world of sports fandom.

I’m an antiques specialist with almost 15 years of experience in the auction industry. I’ve worked as an auctioneer and valuer, and now serve as the UK specialist for Auctionet, a global online auction platform. I regularly contribute to articles and podcasts on vintage collecting, second-hand culture, and the changing value of everyday objects. I am the toy consultant for Miller’s Antiques Handbook & Price Guide, and an on-screen expert on Cash in the Attic. My mission is to make antiques and collectables feel approachable, culturally relevant, and a bit magical. I’m available for comment on: • Auctions and second-hand trends • Toys and popular culture • Generational collecting habits • Valuations and unexpected finds • British design and nostalgia

Marketing strategist, consultant and speaker with a proven background in organic marketing, social media, brand management, SEO, content marketing, e-commerce and social media. I’ve worked on projects for Retail Council of Canada, Oxford Properties, West Edmonton Mall (Triple Five Worldwide), Tiffany & Co., LUSH Cosmetics, LoyaltyOne, Victoria's Secret, Freson Bros and others. With excellent reviews from B2C and B2B companies, technology and SaaS companies in premium/high ticket markets, with a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm) majoring in Marketing, a Certificate in Real Estate (Commercial), and a Certificate in Leadership. My insights are posted on the NASDAQ, The Sun (USA), US Chamber of Commerce, CTV News (Canada), Shopify, NTD TV (China), Entrepreneur, Retail News Asia (China) Yahoo Finance, Bustle, CBC Radio (Canada), CVM Radio (Caribbean), Voyage LA, Shoutout LA, The Gleaner (Jamaica), SHEEN Magazine, Seaside Retailer, Google News, Retail Insider (Canada), California Apparel News, Betches, Best Life, GoBanking, Industry Rules and more. Let's connect!

Kimberly Schmidt is a San Diego real estate expert and team lead of Kimberly Schmidt & Associates at Compass, known for providing strategic guidance to buyers and sellers navigating San Diego’s dynamic housing market. With over 19 years of experience and more than 500 successful transactions, Kimberly has built a results-driven business rooted in precision, market knowledge, and a highly personalized approach. Her team is consistently ranked among the top 1.5% of small teams nationwide by Real Trends, reflecting both performance and consistency at a high level. Kimberly is frequently quoted in national publications including CBS News, Travel + Leisure, House Beautiful, Bankrate, and House Digest, where she provides insight on housing trends, buyer and seller behavior, and navigating changing market conditions. She also serves as a TV host for American Dream San Diego, highlighting the lifestyle and communities that define the region. As a San Diego real estate expert, Kimberly works across a range of property types and client needs, including luxury homes, coastal properties, relocations, trust and probate sales, and 1031 exchanges. Her approach is both strategic and detail-oriented, with a focus on pricing, negotiation, and positioning homes to stand out in competitive conditions. Clients value Kimberly for her clear communication, thoughtful guidance, and ability to navigate complex transactions with confidence. Whether buying, selling, or investing in San Diego real estate, she provides a level of service that is both highly personalized and results-focused. CA DRE#01781140

Brad Coffman is the founder and owner of Valorem Business Brokers, a South Florida business brokerage firm specializing in the sale of small and mid-sized businesses. A Certified Business Intermediary (CBI), Certified Franchise Consultant (CFC), and Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Professional (CM&AP), Brad brings deep expertise in business valuation, deal structuring, SBA-financed transactions, and guiding owners through every stage of a successful exit. He has hands-on experience across a wide range of industries and is known for his direct, results-driven approach to getting deals closed.

I'm the founder of Conversion Realtor, an AI decision intelligence platform built exclusively for real estate professionals. After spending over a decade at the intersection of real estate, digital media, and SaaS sales, I built the tool I wish had existed when I was helping agents struggle with the same problem: they had leads, but no system for converting them. My career has been defined by one throughline — helping professionals turn data and technology into revenue. I've worked as a SaaS consultant at Real Geeks, where I advised real estate agents on CRM strategy and lead generation systems. Before that, I spent years at Gate House Media and Belo Media Group (Dallas Morning News) as a Regional Digital Sales Manager and Multimedia Consultant, where I worked directly with real estate agents, teams, brokerages, home builders on digital marketing, print, marketing strategies and audience engagement. I also consulted at Solera and Web.com, giving me a broad foundation in B2B SaaS, paid search, and digital strategy across various industries with innovative software solutions. . That background gave me a front-row seat to why real estate conversion fails — not because agents lack leads, but because most AI tools weren't designed around how agents actually work. They lack buyer psychology, market context, and real-world deal workflows. Conversion Realtor fixes that. It analyzes leads, conversations, timing, and behavioral signals to identify the highest-probability next move in every deal — delivering the exact message, channel, and timing needed to move conversations forward. The result: agents move from typical 2–5% conversion rates toward elite performance in the 5–12% range, doubling closings without buying more leads. I speak and write on topics including AI in real estate, lead conversion strategy, buyer and seller psychology, decision intelligence, Proptech, and the future of real estate agent productivity. Whether the story is about how AI is reshaping real estate sales, why most leads go cold, or what separates top-performing agents from the rest — I bring both the practitioner experience and the platform data to back it up.

Permit Division is a trusted partner for both permit expediting and construction consulting, helping clients avoid costly delays, reduce risk, and move projects forward faster. Our team works closely with architects, engineers, and contractors, offering both technical guidance and hands-on coordination.