Meet the Top Four Teams
Every team that competed demonstrated rigorous analysis, real-world reasoning, and exceptional preparation. Winning teams will be featured in Valuation Magazine with a profile and photo.
1st Place
University of Massachusetts at Amerherst
2nd Place
Virginia Tech
3rd Place
University of Florida
4th Place
University of Houston
Meet the Competitors
Sixteen university teams from across the country competed in the inaugural University Valuation Case Challenge at the 2026 Appraisal Institute Annual Conference in Nashville. Each team tackled a real-world development scenario, presenting their analysis to a panel of senior industry professionals.
Meet the Judges
The 2026 UVCC was evaluated by a distinguished panel of senior professionals from across the commercial real estate and valuation industry. Their expertise and feedback gave competing students a real-world perspective on their presentations.
- Apprise by Walker & Dunlop
- ARES
- Ascendant Realty
- Bank Plus
- Carlile Valuation, Inc.
- Enrique T. Casado, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS, AI-RRS
- CBRE
- Colliers
- Commonwealth Commercial Appraisal Group
- Dale C. Cooper, MAI, SRA, AI-GRS, AI-RRS
- Curran Appraisal
- Cushman & Wakefield
- Ektimo Advisors
- Enright & Company
- Enterprise Community Partners
- Entreken Associates, Inc.
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Gardiner Ray, LLC
- Gohn & Company
- The Harbin Group, Inc.
- The Henderson Group
- Integra Realty Resources
- JB Real Estate Valuation
- Ashley Johnson, MAI, SRA
- Paula K. Konikoff, JD, MAI, AI-GRS
- Lowery Property Advisors
- Mayhew Group, LLC
- Mosaic Property Valuations
- MountainSeed
- Newmark
- John Nolan, MAI, LEED, AP
- Nova Group, GBC
- Penn Center Advisors
- realwired
- Rockport VAL
- Ryan, LLC
- Salem Valuation Solutions
- SMBC Manubank
- Special Purpose Property Valuations
- Tankersley Appraisal
- Teel Valuation Group
- Tropical Valuation Advisory
- Tonia Vailas, MAI, AI-GRS
- Valbridge Property Advisors
- Valtrust
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