Congdon Appraisal LLC
Qualifications of Matthew J. Congdon
Education
Vestal High School, 1983-1987
Broome Community College, Associates Degree, 1987-1989
State University of New York at Binghamton, Excelsior College, BS
Professional Affiliations & Memberships
Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, State of New York # 46-17862
Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, State of Pennsylvania # GA-003755
New York State Department of Transportation Approved Appraiser
Member of various Boards of Realtors in New York & Pennsylvania
Specialized Courses & Exams Successfully Completed
Standards of Professional Practice Parts A and B, the Appraisal Institute, Syracuse, NY - 1994
Foundations of Real Estate Appraisal (R-1), at The Syracuse Real Estate School - 1995
Valuation Principles and Procedures (R-2), at Syracuse Real Estate, Inc. - 1996
Introduction to Income Property Valuation (G-1), at Syracuse Real Estate, Inc. - 1996
Principles of Income Property Appraisal (G-2), at Syracuse Real Estate Inc. - 1996
Applied Income Property Valuation (G-3), at Syracuse Real Estate Inc. - 1996
Ethics/Standards of Professional Practice, at Syracuse Real Estate School - 1998
On-Line Internet Search Strategies for R.E. Appraisers, Appraisal Institute - 1999
Information, Technology and the Appraiser, McKissock Virtual Classroom - 2003
Income Capitalization, McKissock Virtual Classroom - 2003
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, McKissock Virtual Classroom - 2003
Construction Details and Trends, McKissock Virtual Classroom - 2003
Effective Appraisal Writing, the Appraisal Institute, Syracuse, NY - 2004
USPAP Update, McKissock Virtual Classroom - 2005
Appraiser Liability, McKissock Virtual Classroom - 2005
The Art of Appraisal Review, McKissock Virtual Classroom - 2005
Advanced Income Capitalization, Appraisal Institute, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ - 2006
USPAP 2006 Update, McKissock Virtual Classroom - 2007
Advanced Sales Comparison & Cost Approaches, Appraisal Institute, Baruch College, Manhattan - 2007
General Market Analysis & Highest & Best Use (course 400G), Appraisal Institute, New Brunswick, NJ - 2008
USPAP 2008-2009 Update, McKissock Virtual Classroom - 2009
Advanced Applications (course 550), Appraisal Institute, R.E. Board of NY, Manhattan - 2009
General Appraiser Report Writing & Case Studies (Course 405G), Appraisal Institute, Linthicum, MD - 2010
Fundamentals of Separating Real Property, Personal Property & Intangible Business Assets – 2012 (Successfully Completed Exam)
7-Hour National USPAP Equivalent Course – 2012
Pennsylvania State Mandated Law for Appraisers - 2012
Forecasting Revenue, Appraisal Institute – 2013
Cross-section of Professional Experience
Adult care facilities
Age-restricted condominium complexes
Age-restricted housing developments
Age-restricted manufactured housing parks
Aircraft hangars
Analysis of mineral rights and leases
Apartment complexes
Assessment grievance
Auto dealerships
Auto malls
Bank branches
Bed & Breakfast Inns
Bowling centers
Campgrounds
Car washes (automatic & self-serve)
Churches
Commercial and industrial land
Condominium complexes
Conservation easements
Convenience stores
Cooperative apartment complexes
Eminent domain appraisals
Equestrian centers
Farms
Fast food facilities
Finger lakes waterfront
Gas stations
Golf courses – public & private equity
Golf driving ranges
Gravel pits & stone quarries
Health & racquet clubs
High-tech manufacturing facilities
Hotels & motels
Income-producing parking lots
Industrial buildings
Industrial Park Land
Leased land
Leasehold improvements
Low income housing tax credit projects
Lumber mills
Manufactured housing parks
Marcellus Shale Mineral Rights
Meat packaging plants
Mixed-use properties
Multi-family dwellings
Neighborhood shopping centers
Net leased properties
Nursing homes
Office buildings
Parking garages
Ponds and large bodies of water
Post offices
Private schools
Proposed development projects
Public parks
Rail spurs & Railroad Rights of Way
Rent studies
Residential acreage and subdivisions
Restaurants & fast food
Retail buildings
Section-8 housing
Self-storage facilities
Senior housing complexes
Shopping centers and enclosed malls
Single-family homes
Sports dome
Student housing
Surplus land appraisals
Truck repair facilities
Truck terminals
Utility corridors and rights-of-way
Utility easements
Utility service centers
Utility easement valuation
Cross-section of Clients Served
Clients include a variety of lending institutions, mortgage brokers, attorneys, governmental agencies, health care organizations, corporations, private individuals, real estate professionals and investors.
Expert Testimony
New York State Supreme Court
Broome County Family Court
Geographic Areas of Experience
New York State
Counties of Broome, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne, Yates, Madison, Onondaga, Oneida, Oswego, St. Lawrence, Erie, Fulton, Hamilton, Albany, Columbia, Greene, Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, Franklin, Allegany, Cayuga, Chemung, Delaware, Chenango, Cortland, Otsego, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Sullivan & Ulster