QUALIFICATIONS OF THE APPRAISER

Gary Snowdon, ASA, IFAS

Snowdon Valuation | 589 Highwood Circle | Albany, NY 12203
Commercial Real Estate Appraisal, Review, and Management
Phone: 518-227-0011 Fax: 518-456-0011
gary@rsubo.com | www.SnowdonValuation.com

APPRAISAL CERTIFICATION

State of New York, Department of State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, ID Number 46000010095.
State of New York, Department of State. Certified Appraisal Instructor.
State of New York, Department of Transportation Appraisal Consultant. Qualified by examination.
Land Trust Alliance, Certificate of Completion: Valuation of Conservation Easements.

ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS AND DESIGNATIONS

American Society of Appraisers, Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA designation), June 2005.
International Board of Governors, Governor Region I, August 2014 Present.
Real Property Committee, July 2011 Present.
Education Sub-Committee, Chair, July 2012 December 2014.
International Education Committee, July 2013 December 2014.
Hudson Valley Chapter, Secretary, June 2006 June 2010; Chapter President, June 2010 June 2014.
National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers, Senior Member (IFAS designation), October 2004.
Education Committee, 2011 2014
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Member (MRICS designation), April 2010January 2015.
Appraisal Institute, Associate Member, December 1992 December 2012.
Albany Branch Chapter: Board of Directors, January 1999 - December 2003; Chair, 2001.
Upstate NY Chapter: Board of Directors, January 2004 December 2012.
Technology Chair, October 2006 December 2012; Presidents Award Chair, 2008 December 2012.
Regional Representative, 2009 - 2010.

APPRAISAL EXPERIENCE

Snowdon Valuation
Robert Cohn Assoc/CBRE-Albany
L.B. Berdan & Co., Inc.
New York Department of State
New York State Supreme Court
Hudson Valley Appraisal

Principal Appraiser
Director, Valuation Services
Appraiser
Regional Advisor
Hearing Officer
Appraiser

January 1996 Present

March 1994 November 2011
March 1994 - March 2004
October 2008 May 2014
September 1997 October 2007
August 1992 March 1994

EDUCATION

B.A. Education, William Paterson College of New Jersey, Wayne, NJ

Graduate Certificate in Public Management, Rockefeller College, State University of New York, Albany, NY

PUBLICATION/INSTRUCTION

Course Developer/Presenter, The Appraisal Spreadsheet: Boot Camp (8-hour), Appraisal Institute, (2009).
Course Developer/Presenter, The Appraisal Spreadsheet: Boot Camp (4-hour), NAIFA (National Conference
2010), ASA (International Conference 2011).
Course Developer/Presenter, The Appraisal Spreadsheet: Regression Analysis, NAIFA (4-hr. National
Conference 2011, 7hr. 2012).
Course Developer/Presenter, The Appraisal Spreadsheet: Find the Adjustment, ASA (8-hr. Knoxville, TN 2013)
Seminar Developer/Presenter, Case Studies: Appraisal Fraud, ASA (International Conference 2012)
Seminar Developer/Presenter, The Valuation of a View, American Society of Appraisers (2009).
Contributing Editor, Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal, Fourth Edition (2002), Chicago, IL, Appraisal
Institute.
Author, Select the Right Appraisal Product, New York State Real Estate Journal, (2002).
Website, The Snowdon Report (www.theSnowdonReport.com & www.SnowdonValuation.com).
Twitter Updates, (www.twitter.com/garysnowdon), commercial real estate sales.

APPRAISAL COURSES
Real Estate Appraisal Principles, Course 1A1, Appraisal Institute, August 1992
Basic Valuation Procedures, Course 1A2, Appraisal Institute, August 1992
Basic Income Capitalization, Course I310, Appraisal Institute, March 1996
Advanced Income Capitalization, Course II510, Appraisal Institute, November 1996
Report Writing and Valuation Analysis, Course II540, Appraisal Institute, August 1998
Standards of Professional Practice, Part A, Course I410, Appraisal Institute, September 1993
Standards of Professional Practice, Part B, Course II420, Appraisal Institute, September 1993
Standards of Professional Practice, Part C, Course II430, Appraisal Institute, September 1998
National USPAP Course (15-hour), The Appraisal Foundation, October 1993, March 2005
National USPAP Course (7-hour), The Appraisal Foundation, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
Business Practices and Ethics, Course OL-420N, Appraisal Institute, December 2009
USPAP Update 2003 - Standards and Ethics for Professionals, Course I400N, Appraisal Institute, September 2003
USPAP Update for Instructors and Regulators, The Appraisal Foundation, March 2000
Condemnation Appraising: Basic Principals & Applications, Course SE710, Appraisal Institute, October 2003
Condemnation Appraising: Advanced Topics & Applications, Course SE720, Appraisal Institute, October 2003
Salespersons 45-hour Qualifying Course, Albany Center for Real Estate Education, March 1992
Residential Appraisal I, Albany Center for Real Estate Education, March 1992
Residential Appraisal II, Albany Center for Real Estate Education, April 1992
Residential Appraisal III, Albany Center for Real Estate Education, April 1992
Ethics and Standards, Albany Center for Real Estate Education, April 1992
General Appraisal I, Albany Center for Real Estate Education, October 1994
General Appraisal II, Albany Center for Real Estate Education, November 1994
General Appraisal III, Albany Center for Real Estate Education, December 1994
Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions (Yellow Book), Appraisal Institute, April 2007
Valuation of Conservation Easements, AI, ASA, ASFMRA, Land Trust Alliance, May 2008

APPRAISAL SEMINARS
Performing a Construction Inspection, Albany Center for Real Estate Education, February 1996
Property Value Studies in Relation to Community Residences, Appraisal Institute, September 1997
The Appraisers Role in Valuation Litigation, Appraisal Institute, October 1999
Regional Growth Patterns of New York States Capital District, Appraisal Institute, February 2000
Reviewing the Condemners Offer In An Eminent Domain Case, Appraisal Institute, May 2000
A Practical Understanding of Wetlands for the Real Estate Appraiser, Appraisal Institute, September 2001
Privacy Issues of the Gramm-Leach-Bliely Act of 1999, Appraisal Institute, October 2001
Case Studies in the Valuation of Upstate NY, Appraisal Institute, June 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011
Scope of Work, Appraisal Institute, January 2003
Solving Appraisal Problems in Upstate New York - A Practical Approach, Appraisal Institute, January 2004
Partial Interest Valuation - Divided, Appraisal Institute, June 2000
The Appraiser as Expert Witness, McKissock, Inc., November 2002
Real Estate Damages: Assessment & Testimony, McKissock, Inc., November 2002
Appraisal Consulting- A Solutions Approach for Professionals, Appraisal Institute, April 2005
Appraising Environmentally Contaminated Properties, Appraisal Institute, October 2005
Market Analysis and the Site To Do Business, Appraisal Institute, April 2006
Feasibility Analysis, Market Value, and Investment Timing, Appraisal Institute, October 2006
Condominiums, Co-Ops, and PUDS, Appraisal Institute, April 2007
Liability Management, Appraisal Institute, October 2007
Forecasting Revenue, Appraisal Institute, January 2008
Valuation of Religious Facilities, Appraisal Institute, October 2008
Diminution of Value, ASA, July 2010
Auditable Appraisals, ASA, July 2010
Income Approach Review, ASA, August 2011
Sustainable Construction, ASA, August 2011
Forensic Appraisal Review, NAIFA, August 2011

PROPERTY TYPES APPRAISED

Adult Care Facilities
Apartments
Armories
Auto Salvage Yards
Bank Branches
Bowling Alleys
Car Dealerships
Churches
Conservation Land
Conservation Easements
Donations of Real Property
Dormitories
Eminent Domain
Estate Appraisal
Expert Testimony/Litigation Support
Feasibility Studies
Flex Buildings
Funeral Homes
Gas Stations/Convenience Stores
Golf Courses
Health Care Facilities
Historic Communities (National Register)
Hotels, Motels, Inns, and B&Bs
Hospitals
Industrial/Business/Tech Parks
Institutional Properties
Jails/Public Safety Facilities

Land Leases
Market Analysis
Marinas
Medical Office Buildings
Military Bases
Miniature Golf Courses
Mixed-Use Properties
Mobile Home Parks
Nursing Homes & Assisted Living Facilities
Office Buildings
Outpatient Surgical Facilities
Parking Garages
River Ports
Rent Studies
Resorts
Restaurants
Retail Buildings and Strip-Malls
Professional/Medical Buildings
Schools- Public, Private, and Charter
Subdivisions
Vacant Land
Value Impact Studies
Veterinary Hospitals
Viewshed Easements
Warehouses and Industrial Buildings
Wetlands Mitigation
...and other existing and proposed properties.

MAJOR CLIENTS
Albany International Airport
Albany Medical Center
Albany Port District Commission
Boys and Girls Club of Albany
Brighter Choice
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Capital Bank
Central National Bank
Center for the Disabled
Charter One
Chrysler Corporation
City of Albany
County of Albany
Cohoes Savings Bank
Evergreen Bank
First National Bank of Downsville
First Union
Fleet Bank
General Electric
Glens Falls National Bank & Trust
Greene County IDA
Hannaford
HDR
Interbay Funding
KeyBank
Low Income Investment Fund
National Bank and Trust of Norwich
Nissan
N.Y.S. Dept of Environmental Conservation
N.Y.S. Department of State

N.Y.S. Department of Parks and Recreation

N.Y.S. Department of Transportation
New York Independent System Operator
N.Y.S. Thruway, Canal Commission
N.Y.S. OMRDD
Northeast Health
OnBank and Trust Co.
Open Space Institute
Pepsi Bottling Group
Poughkeepsie Savings Bank
Pregis Corporation
Professional Insurance Agents Assoc.
Recoll Management Corporation
Salvation Army
Saratoga PLAN
Sawyer Savings Bank
Scenic Hudson
Silverhill Financial
TD Banknorth
The Trust for Public Land
The Nature Conservancy
Town of Clifton Park
Town of Guilderland
Village of Lake Placid
Town of Stratford
TrustCo Bank
U.S. General Services Administration
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna
Wilber National Bank
...and private clients, attorneys, and others.