Chicagoland's Most Valued
Real Estate Advisors

GEORGE W. SARGEANT, MAI, CCIM

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EXPERIENCE

Mr. Sargeant has been involved in the area of real estate appraisal for over 30 years and has appraised several billion dollars worth of property in 20 states.  Over this period Mr. Sargeant has been exposed to many types of commercial properties, including: CBD and suburban office buildings; numerous hotels; retail properties ranging from big box single tenant to super regional malls; various residential developments ranging from proposed single family new construction to condominium conversions of loft buildings; urban and suburban apartment complexes; various industrial facilities ranging from inner-city loft buildings to state-of-the-art regional distribution facilities; mobile home parks; master planned mixed use developments; as well as several special use properties such as a 200 mile right-of-way, and a land fill facility.  Engagements have consisted of performing real estate appraisals, portfolio valuations, partial interest valuations, expert witness testimony, site evaluation studies, appraisal reviews, highest and best use studies, market supply and demand analyses, and acquisition due diligence.

AFFILIATIONS

MAI Member of the Appraisal Institute since 1991 
CCIM Member of the National Association of Realtors since 1996
Member of the Illinois and Chicago Association of Realtors
Member of the Illinois Association of Certified Real Estate Appraisers
Member of the Illinois Coalition of Appraisal Professionals

LICENSES

Illinois Certified General Real Estate Appraiser since 1992
Other State Appraiser Licenses Are Maintained As Needed
Illinois Licensed Real Estate Managing Broker since 1991

EDUCATION

MBA, specialty in Real Estate Finance
DePaul University, 1988
BS, Finance
Southern Illinois University, 1985

EMPLOYMENT

1998 to Present - Sargeant Realty Advisors, Inc., Chicago, IL
1994 to 1998 - Joseph A. Renzi & Associates, Inc., Chicago, IL
1990 to 1994 - Landauer Associates, Inc., Chicago, IL
1989 to 1990 - Laventhol & Horwath, Chicago, IL
1986 to 1989 - Pannell Kerr Forster, Chicago, IL