Charles Blau, Esq. IFAC

Charles Blau has been actively engaged in the appraisal of New Jersey Real estate since 1981. Mr. Blau is a member of the New Jersey Bar, and a graduate of the American University Law School in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Blau is a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser (License No. RG 00113) and a Certified Tax Assessor in the State of New Jersey.

Since 1990 Mr. Blau has been president of Blau Appraisal Company and a partner in Blau & Blau, Attorneys at Law, which devotes most of its practice to property tax appeal and condemnation.

Mr. Blau is a member of the Independent Fee Appraisers and hold the IFAC (Counselor Independent Fee Appraiser) designation. Mr. Blau was elected to the National Board of Directors for the NAIFA in St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Blau also has the General Accredited Appraiser designation of the National Association of Realtors. He is an affiliate member of the Appraisal Institute.

Mr. Blau has testified as an expert witness before the United States District Court, Bankruptcy Court, New Jersey Tax Court, Superior Court, Office of Administrative Law and many county board's of taxation.

Although he restricts his practice to New Jersey he has appraised property from the Atlantic Ocean to the Delaware River and from Cape May to High Point. Mr. Blau has appraised a wide variety of property from the usual office, multi-family residential, industrial and retail uses to special purpose properties such as theaters, gas stations, wetlands, beaches, reservoirs, funeral homes, airports, restaurants, marinas, easements and churches. Mr. Blau has appraised an extraordinary amount of vacant land in both urban and rural settings. Mr. Blau has also appraised many nursing homes for the New Jersey Department of Health's rate setting program.

DESIGNATIONS

Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, State of New Jersey
License No. RG 00113
IFAC, Counselor Independent Fee Appraiser
GAA, General Accredited Appraiser, National Association of Realtors
Certified Tax Assessor, State of New Jersey
Licensed Real Estate Salesman, State of New Jersey

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Board of Directors National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers (2003-2005)
Regional Governor National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers (2002-2003)
New Jersey State Director – National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers (2001)
N.J. State Director’s Award – National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers (1999)
N.J. Deputy State Director – National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers (1999)
N.J. Education Coordinator National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers (2000)
President  - Morris & Essex Chapter National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers
Recipient Investment in the Future Award (1998) National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers
1999 National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers National Public Relations Award
Recipient of the Chapter of the Year Award as President of the Morris & Essex Chapter (2000)
Affiliate Member Appraisal Institute
Association of Municipal Assessors of New Jersey
National Association of Realtors – Real Estate Appraisal Section
New Jersey Association of Realtors – Appraisal Committee
Institute Affiliate Member North Central Jersey Association of Realtors
New Jersey State Bar Association
Real Property and Taxation Section
Land Use Law Section
Essex County Bar Association 

EDUCATION
 
Washington College of Law, American University, Washington, D.C., J.D., 1981
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, B.A. 1978 

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 

New York University Real Estate Institute
Real Estate Appraising
Market Research for Appraisers
Real Estate Finance
Real Property Law
Feasibility Analysis 

National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers

National Instructors Conference
Uniform Standards of Professional Practice
Introduction to Condemnation Appraising
Litigation Valuation
Land Use
Appraising Stigmatized Properties

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy at Cook College

ECRA Reform: Industrial Site Recovery Act of 1993 (ISRA)
Wetlands Identification 

State of New Jersey Division of Taxation

Property Tax Administration 

Appraisal Institute

Real Estate Appraisal Principles
Capitalization Theory and Techniques, Part B
Basic Valuation Procedures
Case Studies in Real Estate Valuation
Capitalization Theory and Techniques, Part I
Standards of Professional Practice
Capitalization Theory and Techniques, Part A
Valuation Analysis and Report Writing 

Institute of Continuing Legal Education

Freshwater Wetlands II
Real Estate Tax Appeals
Municipal Taxes and their treatment in Bankruptcy Proceedings 

QUALIFIED AS EXPERT WITNESS

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Bankruptcy Inn of Court 1995 and 1996
“The Art of Cross Examination” – Essex County Bar Associations 1997
“Litigation Valuation-National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers 2000
“Bankruptcy and the Appraiser” – National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers 2000-2001
“Real Property Tax Appeal Primer” – Essex County Bar Foundation 2001 & 2002
" Real Property Tax Appeal Primer” – National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers 2001
"How to Appraise a Baseball Stadium" – National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers 2002

CONFERENCES

Property Taxation – National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers – 1999 

PUBLICATIONS

National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers – Appraiser Gram March 1999
“Moratorium Against Conveyances”
National Association of Independent Free Appraisers – Appraiser Gram July 1999
“Valuation of Contaminated Properties” 

EXPERIENCE

President Blau Appraisal Company (1990 – present)
Partner Blau & Blau (1990 – present)
Associate John O. Lasser Associates, Inc. (1981-1990)
Federal Home Loan Bank Broad (1980-1981)
Margaretten Mortgage Company (summers 1977-1980)
Office of U.S. Senator Clifford P. Case (summer 1976)

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