SCCAI AND IRWA- LA Joint Luncheon and Program - Appraising the Tough Ones - Complex Valuation Concepts

TOPIC: Appraising the Tough Ones - Complex Valuation Concepts

Exploring creative valuation techniques for unique appraisal problems such as trash hauling routes, subsurface tunnels, ocean floor ROW, Etc.  We will explore several assignments where the client needs a creative valuation solution that requires the appraiser to utilize “any method that is just and equitable.

SPEAKER: BRADFORD THOMPSON, MAI, AI-GRS, SR/WA

APPRAISAL EXPERIENCE President and Managing Partner of Thompson & Thompson, established 2020. Entered the appraisal field in 1989 and was with the appraisal firm of Mason and Mason from 1991thru 2019, Partner 2006 thru 2019. Expertise includes research, consulting, appraisal report preparation, and expert testimony for a variety of property types, including industrial, commercial, retail, office, vacant acreage, and single and multi-family residential properties. Property valuations for eminent domain both full and partial acquisitions, inverse condemnation, property tax appeals, possessory interests, corridor valuation, asset management, and loan underwriting. 

AFFILIATIONS & ACTIVITIES 

MAI Designated Member, The Appraisal Institute, Designation No. 11063

AI-GRS (General Review Specialist) Designated Member, The Appraisal Institute

SR/WA Designated Member, International Right of Way Association, Designation No. 5336

Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, State of California, Certificate No. AG002282 (Exp. 2/1/2027)     

Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, State of Nevada, Certificate No. A.0208134-CG (Exp.4/30/2026) 

Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, State of Arizona, Certificate No. CGA-32273 (Exp. 4/30/2026)    

Licensed Real Estate Broker, State of California, Certificate No. 01070707 (Exp. 4/1/2026)

Planning Commission, City of Arcadia (2015 to 2023) 

Past President, Southern California Chapter of the Appraisal Institute (2017)

Member, AIR Commercial and Industrial Real Estate Association

Member, Pasadena-Foothills Association of Realtors 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Graduated September 1999, with a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) with an emphasis in Urban and Regional Planning, and Finance, Real Estate and Law. Admitted to the Honor Society of Beta Gamma Sigma. Masters Project - Just Compensation, The Physical Partial Acquisition of Real Property through Eminent Domain. 

Classes included: 

• Real Estate Market Analysis 

• Real Estate Investment Analysis

• Management Science - Quantitative Decision Making 

• Policy Analysis, Implementation and Evaluation 

• Urban and Regional Planning - Legal Foundations 

• Urban and Regional Planning - Urban Analysis Fundamentals 

• Urban and Regional Planning - Theory and Practice 

• Urban and Regional Planning - Graphics and Design 

• Managerial Accounting for Decision Making 

• Business Research Methods 

• Management Policies and Strategies Practicum 

• Advanced Financial Management