Commercial valuation
Appraisal assignments involving office, retail, industrial, mixed-use, and income-producing real estate.
Commercial real estate appraisal & consulting
Clear analysis.
Defensible conclusions.
Independent appraisal and consulting services for informed real estate, financial, lending, and legal decisions.
Direct inquiries: lanceporter4@gmail.com
- 1992
- Corporation effective date
- 4-state
- Published regional experience
- 30+ years
- Appraisal and consulting experience
- MAI · AI-GRS · AI-RRS
- Designations listed in the firm profile
Core services
Valuation work shaped around the assignment.
Scope depends on the property, intended use, market, timing, applicable requirements, and the terms of a written engagement.
Development & land
Valuation support for infill, subdivisions, growth corridors, development sites, and large land tracts.
Acquisition & disposition
Analysis supporting purchase, sale, internal planning, and other real estate decision-making.
Legal & review support
Appraisal review and litigation-adjacent valuation support for mediation, partnership, and dispute needs.
Lender & portfolio work
Valuation assignments for lending, collateral, credit, asset-management, and portfolio decisions.
Multifamily & special-use
Assignment review for multifamily, residential-income, self-storage, institutional, and special-use property.
Areas of experience
Property knowledge across established and specialized sectors.
These categories reflect property experience already described in the firm’s published materials.
Core commercial
Office, retail, industrial, mixed-use, income-producing, and owner-occupied properties.
Land & development
Infill, subdivisions, master-planned communities, ranches, large tracts, and conservation easements.
Housing
Multifamily, student housing, senior housing, Section 8 apartments, and LIHTC apartments.
Specialized property
Self-storage, charter and private schools, and other special-use assignments reviewed by scope.
Decision context
For real estate decisions that need a documented basis.
The firm’s published experience spans assignments for lenders, attorneys, owners, investors, developers, accountants, advisors, and institutional real estate participants.
Lending & credit
Collateral, income, sales, rent trends, and property-specific market considerations.
Ownership & investment
Acquisition, disposition, portfolio, estate, tax, and internal planning contexts.
Legal & financial matters
Review and valuation support shaped by the intended use and defined assignment scope.
A disciplined process
From assignment definition to delivery.
A typical engagement may follow these steps, adjusted to the property and agreed scope.
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Define the assignment
Clarify the property, client, intended use, users, timing, and applicable requirements.
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Gather information
Identify property records, market evidence, documents, and inspection needs.
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Analyze
Apply the valuation approaches and market analysis relevant to the assignment.
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Reconcile
Weigh the available evidence and reconcile the supported conclusions.
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Deliver
Provide the report or advisory work product defined in the engagement.
Firm history & qualifications
Regional experience grounded in commercial appraisal practice.
Porter & Associates, Inc. was established in 1992. The firm’s published history identifies Stuart Porter, MAI, AI-GRS, AI-RRS, and describes more than 30 years of real estate appraisal and consulting experience.
That history includes financial reporting tied to pension-fund requirements, asset management and portfolio monitoring, purchase and sale advisement, and collateral financing.
Discuss an assignmentRegional perspective
Experience across the Southwest and Intermountain West.
Published firm materials identify geographic experience in Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and Idaho, including these major metropolitan markets. Assignment acceptance remains subject to scope and applicable requirements.
UTSalt Lake CityWasatch Front
NVLas VegasSouthern Nevada
AZPhoenixGreater Phoenix
AZTucsonSouthern Arizona
IDBoiseTreasure Valley
NVRenoReno–Sparks
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Request an appraisal or consultation.
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Primary contact
lanceporter4@gmail.com
An inquiry does not create an appraisal engagement, client relationship, or confidentiality obligation.