The Commercial Group, which includes appraisal, feasibility studies and underwriting services, was founded in 1978, and has grown to be one of the few true national appraisal firms in the country. The firm routinely provides appraisals for properties financed under the Fannie Mae DUS and Freddie Mac programs, for investment banks securitizing their loans, and for traditional lenders. Aaron & Wright has been listed as the largest appraisal firm in Houston for the last four years and is the nation’s largest appraiser of churches and religious facilities.

Given its reliance on in-house personnel, Aaron & Wright is uniquely capable of appraising large portfolios scattered across the country, quickly and with the highest level of consistency in quality, content and appearance. With its centralized review process and highly experienced staff, Aaron & Wright’s reports meet the highest level of professional and ethical standards. The Commercial Group has significant experience dealing with multifamily residential, hotel/motel, retail, office, mobile home communities and credit lease properties.

The services provided by the Commercial Group include:

• Full narrative and short form appraisals in compliance with the Appraisal Institute, the Appraisal Foundation (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) and the Federal Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA).
• Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac compliant appraisals
• Third party review of appraisals
• Portfolio Analysis
• Valuation Opinion Letters
• Highest and Best Use Studies
• Discounted Cash Flow Modeling
• Contract Underwriting
• Feasibility Studies
• Valuation of Partnership Interests

• Appraisal of 86 credit lease properties, (Nationwide)
• Appraisal of a portfolio of 46 retail properties, (Nationwide)
• Appraisals of portfolios of mobile home communities totaling 34 properties (Nationwide)
• Appraisal of seven office buildings and five apartment complexes (California)
• Appraisal of eight hotels, (Tennessee)

Aaron & Wright's Commercial Group is comprised of a number of MAI's (Members of the Appraisal Institute) as well as professional real estate appraisers and consultants with a diverse range of backgrounds and skills. The MAI designation is granted by the Appraisal Institute and requires an extensive and exhaustive program of experience, examinations, course work and practical application. 

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