General Background.  Andrew J. McRoberts has been involved in many facets of commercial real estate since entering the profession in 1977.  During this time, he has been involved in real estate counseling, brokerage, development and appraisal.

 

Counseling assignments have involved a multitude of complex commercial real estate issues.  Transaction/brokerage work has included the acquisition/sale of income type properties, the acquisition/sale of commercial and residential land, commercial land assemblage and tenant lease representation – office and retail.  Development work includes repositioning of assets and planned development projects.  Valuation and evaluation assignments have included appraisal, partnership interest valuation, partial interest valuation, highest and best use studies, market studies, rent studies and feasibility studies.  He is a qualified real estate expert in both state and federal courts in the United States and in Canadian federal court, relative to valuation and non-valuation issues involving commercial real estate.

 

Counseling or valuation/evaluation assignments have included the following types of real estate:

 

 

Mr. McRoberts is President of McRoberts & Company.

 

Formal Education.  B.S. Business Administration in 1976 from the University of Missouri – Columbia.

 

Technical Education.  Andrew J. McRoberts has completed the core education and comprehensive examination requirements for the CCIM and MAI designations.  Continuing education is current for all professional licenses (appraisal and brokerage) and professional designation (MAI). The Counselors of Real Estate and the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute do not have a mandatory continuing education program.

Professional Designations.  In the three areas of the firm’s commercial real estate concentration – counseling, brokerage and appraisal – Mr. McRoberts has earned professional designations.  The designations are from the leading professional real estate institutes in their respective area of commercial real estate.

 

CRE Member – The Counselors of Real Estate, member since 1993.

CCIM Member – Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute, member since 1997.

MAI Member – Appraisal Institute, member since 1983.

 

Professional Licenses.  Mr. McRoberts holds a Texas real estate broker’s license (287727-25) and a general appraisal certification (1320471-G). 

 

Professional Testimony.  Mr. McRoberts has been qualified as an expert witness in Texas County Courts at Law, State District Court (Texas); Federal District Court (Texas and Arkansas); Canadian Federal Court (Ontario); and before special boards, arbitrators, commissions and city councils.  Testimony was provided in a myriad of complex real estate related matters.

 

Professional Organizations.  In support of the professional organizations he is a member, Mr. McRoberts volunteers significant time.  Leadership positions and participation include:

 

The Counselors of Real Estate

 

Member, National Board of Directors, 2002-2003

Vice Chairman, Technology Task Force, 2001

Member, High Profile Committee, 2001-2002

Member, Budget & Finance Committee, 1998-2000

Member, Technology Task Force, 1998-2000

Member, Public Relations Committee, 1997

Member, High-Level Conference Committee, 1994-1996

Member, Communications Committee, 1994 and 1995

Vice Chairman, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter, 2002

Secretary/Treasurer, Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter, 2001

 

The Appraisal Institute

 

Member, National Executive Committee, 1997-1998

Member, National Board of Directors, 1996-1997

Chairman, General Appraiser Board, 1997-1998

Member, General Appraiser Board, 1994-1997

Member, National Finance Committee, 1994-1996

Member, National Admissions Committee-General, 1992-1994

Member, National Communications Committee, 1992