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Shuswap Land Services offers the services of a senior member of the Appraisal Institute of Canada (AACI) with over 23 years of direct real estate appraisal experience. During this 23 year period John Harper has had the opportunity to undertake real estate appraisal assignments on a wide variety of properties;

Residential

Commercial

Agricultural

conducted research and analysis projects, and provided expert witness testimony. Extensive experience in the area of agricultural real estate is available. The valuation of impaired (contaminated) property is an additional service offered.

Work completed in the area of real estate appraisal has been performed for banking institutions, many life insurance companies, credit unions, government organizations, development companies, law firms, and private individuals. These work experiences have been acquired through fee appraisal firms, CMHC employment, private practice, and NOVA Corporation. Supplementary to this, John Harper was involved in the building industry for six summers prior to graduation (1976) - house construction.

John Harper started his appraisal career in 1978 in Calgary as a assistant commercial appraiser, undertaking to collect and analyze data, conduct market analysis and assist a senior commercial appraiser. During the period of 1978 to 1984 John gained valuable market exposure through real estate appraisal activities, and undertook to complete Appraisal Institute and University coursework to satisfy the Appraisal Institute of Canada’s educational and experience requirements (a minimum of 5 years). In 1984 John joined CMHC, where he gained experience in the appraisal of multi-family residential properties. After attaining the AACI designation in 1986 John formed his own real estate appraisal company - Harper & Co. Inc. During the period of 1986 through 1990 Mr. Harper employed three contract appraisers and support staff to undertake appraisals on a variety of properties. In 1990 John Harper sold his appraisal practice and joined NOVA Corporation. As a senior appraiser with NOVA Corporation John undertook a wide variety of agricultural related appraisal assignments. Valuable experience was also acquired in the areas of Right-of-Way and Environmental Site Assessment. John attained the senior Right-of-Way designation in 1994 (SR/WA) from the International Right of Way Association. During this period of employment with NOVA John managed the affairs of the appraisal department and supervised land administration (a staff of five individuals administering annual compensation to landowners - in excess of 3 million dollars per year). Through down-sizing and business renewal, the opportunity to leave NOVA and embark on a diverse career in private business has brought John Harper to the Salmon Arm District.

JOHN D HARPER   AACI, PAg, SR/WA, CES   - personal profile

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