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Richard Van Steenkiste graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1963 with a Bachelor of Journalism degree in public affairs reporting. He received a Master of Arts degree from UT-Austin (1966) and a doctorate in economic and political geography (1970).

From 1970 to 1980, Dr. Van Steenkiste taught political and economic geography, as well as journalism, technical writing and public relations, at universities in Ohio and Texas. He became a sales associate with a real estate brokerage company in 1977, and in 1980 left his faculty position to devote full-time to a real estate career. From 1982 to 1985 he was director of marketing and a commercial real estate broker and analyst for a brokerage and development company serving primarily European investors and clients. From 1985 to 1987, he was president and a principal in another commercial real estate brokerage company. In May 1987 he joined McCluskey-Jenkins Appraisal, Inc., in Austin, Texas, as a staff appraiser. Dr. Van Steenkiste became one of five equal owners of McCluskey-Jenkins Appraisal, Inc., and in January 1993 opened a California branch of the company based in the Sacramento area. In mid-1994, he became the sole owner of the California company and changed the name to Landmark Realty Analysts, Inc.

Dr. Van Steenkiste ia a member of the Appraisal Institute (MAI) and has appraisal experience with vacant land, apartments, office buildings, retail centers, industrial buildings, hotels, residential and commercial subdivisions, and many types of special-purpose properties. Since 1993, he has completed appraisal assignments on these types of properties throughout northern and central California, as well as in the Carson City and Reno areas of northwestern Nevada. He is an approved independent fee appraiser for many California and Nevada banks, including Union Bank of California, Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank, US Ban corp, First Banks, Wachovia, China Trust Bank, First Union Bank, Bank of the West and others across the United States. He is a member of the national appraisal panel of Wells Fargo for hotel and motel valuations. He also undertakes appraisal assignments for private developers, investors, attorneys, and real estate consultants.

Dr. Van Steenkiste is 2006 President of the Sacramento-Sierra Chapter of the Appraisal Institute. He was Education Committee Chairman from 1995 through 1998 and was a member of the Board of Directors in 1998. In 1999, he was Program Chairman of the Chapter. He served a three-year term on the Board of Directors (2000-2002) and also has served on the Region I (West Coast) Ethics Panel of the Appraisal Institute. He was the newsletter editor in 2003, Secretary-Treasurer in 2004, and Vice President and the chapter's Region I representative for 2005. Together with Dr. Ko Wang, professor of finance at California State University at Fullerton, Dr. Van Steenkiste has written computer programs for sequential pure-pairing analysis of real estate sales comparables and discounted cash flow analysis for use in appraisals.


Appraisal Institute Course Work

Real Estate Appraisal Principles
Basic Valuation Procedures
Standards of Professional Practice, Parts A, B and C
Capitalization Theory and Techniques, Parts A and B
Case Studies in Real Estate Valuation
Valuation and Report Writing
Understanding Limited Appraisals & Appraisal Reporting Options: General

Other Pertinent Course Work, Seminars and Workshops

Location Theory
Economic, Urban, and Political Geography
Fundamentals of Location Theory and Market Analysis
Fundamentals of Real Estate Investment and Taxation
Advanced Real Estate Taxation and Marketing Tools for Investment Real Estate
Fundamentals of Commercial Construction
Commercial Office and Retail Leasing
PRO-JECT Discounted Cash Flow Program - Basic Course
California Assessment Bond Seminar - Appraisal Institute
California Wetlands Workshop - Appraisal Institute
Environmental Issues for Appraisers in the Sacramento Area - Appraisal Institute
Seminar on Analyzing Operating Expenses - Appraisal Institute
Seminar on the Internet and Appraising - Appraisal Institute
Workshop on Federal & State Laws & Regulations Concerning Appraisals - Appraisal Institute
    (instructor)
Workshop on Market Conditions in the Highway 65 Corridor, Placer County - Appraisal
    Institute
Seminar on Internet Search Strategies for the Appraiser - Appraisal Institute
Seminar on Valuation of Detrimental Conditions in Real Estate - Appraisal Institute
Seminar on Litigation Skills for the Appraiser: An Overview - Appraisal Institute
Appraisal Institute Instructor Leadership and Development Training Conference to qualify as
    an Instructor for Report Writing and Valuation Analysis for the Appraisal Institute
Discounted Cash Flow Analysis Seminar - Appraisal Institute
Seminar on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Computer Mapping - Appraisal Institute
Seminar on Feasibility, Market Value, Investment Timing: Option Value - Appraisal Institute
Seminar on Appraisal Consulting - Appraisal Institute
Case Studies in Limited Partnership & Common Tenancy - Appraisal Institute
Appraisal Litigation Practice and Courtroom Management - Appraisal Institute
Supporting Capitalization Rates - Appraisal Institute
Rates and Ratios: Making Sense of GIMs. OARs and DCFs - Appraisal Institute
Going - Concern Valuation for Real Estate Appraisers - Appraisal Institute
Workshop on Reappraising, Readdressing and Reassigning: What To Do - Appraisal Institute
The Road Less Traveled - Special Purpose Property Appraisals - Appraisal Institute
Subdivision Valuation - Appraisal Institute
Workshop on Scope of Work - Appraisal Institute

Pertinent Designations and Licenses

Member, the Appraisal Institute (MAI)
(# 9051)
California state certified general real estate appraiser
(# AG 017093)
Nevada state certified general real estate appraiser
(# A001398-CG)

Our Associates are all associate members of the Appraisal Institute and have completed courses and seminar work with the Institute. They include:

Howard A. Angell has been an associate with Landmark Realty Analysts since the company was established and has extensive experience with appraisal of all types of commercial properties. Mr. Angell has experience and specialized knowledge with several type of special-purpose properties, including congregate-care, nursing and convalescent facilities, senior-citizen housing at all levels, and hotels.

Thomas F. Perez has been an appraiser for more than 15 years and an associate with Landmark Realty Analysts since 1996. Mr. Perez has specialized experience with taxation and assessment issues and extensive knowledge of residential subdivision development, analysis and valuation. He is well versed in highest and best use analysis and valuation of vacant commercial land.

Cecil M. (Trey) Teller has education and experience in accounting, finance and business management which he applies in the valuation of going-concern properties such as hotels and other special-purpose properties, He also has experience with valuation of industrial properties and office buildings. He has been an associate of Landmark Realty Analysts for six years and is pursuing an MAI designation with the Appraisal Institute. He is a California State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser.

Kelly J. Underwood has a Bachelor's Degree in finance and worked with product development, management and marketing with Intel Corporation before becoming an associate with Landmark Realty Analysts in 2001. Mr. Underwood has a family background in real estate development and does valuations of vacant land, hotels, retail properties and industrial buildings. He is pursuing an MAI designation with the Appraisal Institute and is a California State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser.

Charles D. (Chuck) Messimer is a California State Licensed General Real Estate Appraiser Trainee and has been with Landmark Realty Analysts since 2003. He is taking additional course work to obtain his Certified General Real Estate Appraiser license, and in the interim, works under the direct supervision of Richard Van Steenkiste. He has experience with appraisal of hotels and motels, retail buildings, residential condos and vacant land in the Monterey Bay area and in the Central Valley.

 
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