Charles Blau, Esq. IFAC
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
(2002-2004)
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
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
Real Property Law
Market Research for Appraisers
Feasibility Analysis
Real Estate Finance
National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers
National Instructors Conference
Uniform Standards of Professional Practice
Appraising Stigmatized Properties
Litigation Valuation
Introduction to Condemnation Appraising
Appraisal Conferences
Land Use
Appraisal Fraud
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
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Real Estate
Appraisal Principles |
Capitalization Theory and Techniques, Part B |
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Basic
Valuation Procedures |
Case
Studies in Real Estate Valuation |
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Capitalization Theory and Techniques, Part I |
Standards
of Professional Practice |
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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
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United States Bankruptcy Court |
Essex County Tax Board |
Monmouth County Tax Board |
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U.S. District Court District of
N.J. |
Middlesex Tax Board |
Bergen County Tax Board |
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New Jersey Tax Court |
Morris County Tax Board |
Passaic County Tax Board |
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Superior Court of New Jersey |
Hudson County Tax Board |
Warren County Tax Board |
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Office of Administrative Law |
Union County Tax Board |
Sussex County Tax Board |
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Condemnation Commissions |
Hunterdon Tax Board |
Burlington County Tax Board |
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Cape May County Tax Board |
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Approved Instructor by NJ Real Estate Appraisal
Board & NJ Division of Taxation
Bankruptcy Inn of Court 1995 and 1996
“The Art of Cross Examination”- Essex County Bar Association 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
“Real Property Tax Appeal Primer”-
Appraisal Institute 2003
“How to Appraise a Baseball Stadium” - National
Association of Independent Fee Appraisers 2002
Property Taxation - National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers - 1999
TELEVISION INTERVIEWS
CNN’s “Smart Assets” 2004
PUBLICATIONS
National Association of Independent Fee
Appraisers (NAIFA) - Appraiser Gram March 1999
“Moratorium Against Conveyances”
NAIFA - Appraiser Gram July 1999 “Valuation of Contaminated
Properties”
AWARDS
New Jersey
2004 “Appraiser of the Year”
National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers
New Jersey
2003 “Appraiser of the Year” 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)
EXPERIENCE
President Blau Appraisal Company (1990-present)
Partner Blau & Blau (1990-present)
Associate John O. Lasser Associates, Inc. (1981-1990)
Federal Home Loan Bank Board (1980-1981)
Margaretten Mortgage Company (summers 1977-1980)
Office of U.S. Senator Clifford P. Case (summer 1976)
Mr. Blau has appraised vacant land, residential, commercial, and
industrial properties including tracts over 1,000 acres, wetlands,
beaches, watersheds, a reservoir, a baseball stadium, contaminated
properties, funeral homes, a crematory, an abattoirs, hotels,
restaurants, fast food restaurants, airports, multi-building office
and industrial complexes, a sand quarry, marinas, railroad
right-of-ways, easements, chemical plants, churches, supermarkets,
gas stations, shopping centers, theaters, nursing homes, truck
terminals, apartments and an island.
