Experience
The collective expertise and knowledge of the professionals at Bradford is made up of decades of commercial real estate sector experience. Appraisal assignments cover all real estate asset classes including raw and subdivided land, office buildings, retail centres, industrial properties, multifamily residential projects and other special use property e.g. places of worship, seniors accommodation of various kinds and healthcare facilities.
Bradford clients include all levels of government, financial institutions, pension funds, publicly accountable entities such as MICs and REITs, legal and accounting firms, institutional and private investors and intermediaries. Services include: single asset and portfolio valuations,expert witness testimony, litigation support and arbitration hearings, assessment consulting and feasibility studies. Geographically, assignments have been completed on properties situated across Canada.
Credentials
Bradford professionals hold provincial, national and international credentials. These credentials include designations, fellowships and membership in the Appraisal Institute of Canada (“AIC”), the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (“RICS”) and the Alberta Expropriation Association. Bradford is also licensed in Alberta as a real estate broker under the authority of the Real Estate Council of Alberta (“RECA”).
Appraisers
PRESIDENT
Brad Wagar B.Sc., AACI, P.App, FRICS
403.215.1050
Academic
UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN
Bachelor of Science (“B.Sc.”)
APPRAISAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA
Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute (“AACI”)
Affiliations
APPRAISAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA
Past President and Fellow
AACI Designation No. 3457
ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS
Eminent Member and Fellow (“FRICS”)
REAL ESTATE COUNCIL OF ALBERTA (“RECA”)
Licensed Real Estate Broker
Past Affiliations
INTERNATIONAL VALUATION STANDARDS COUNCIL (“IVSC”)
IVSC Professional Board – Founding Chair
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD OF CANADA (“AcSB”)
User Advisory Council – Past Member
Experience
BRADFORD REAL ESTATE SERVICES
1991 – Present President
ACUMEN REAL ESTATE VALUATIONS INC.
2013 – 2017 Principal
MNP LLP
2012 Director – Real Estate Valuation
OMICRON CANADA INC. / BCMP ARCHITECTS INC.
2008 – 2010 Director Strategic Services
OUTLOOK REALTY ADVISORS INC.
1999 – 2008 Co-founder and President
LINNELL TAYLOR AND ASSOCIATES
1992 – 1999 Appraisal Contractor
CO-OPERATORS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED
1988 – 1990 Vice President – Finance
WESTLAND FINANCIAL GROUP / BURNS FRY REAL ESTATE SERVICES
1979 – 1985 Co-founder and Vice President
MORGUARD TRUST COMPANY / MORGUARD MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
1973 – 1979 Assistant Manager / Assistant Vice President
appraiser
Carol A. Lewis AACI, P.App
403.266.2837
Academic
CABOT COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS, ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND
Diploma of Appraisal Assessment Technology, 1995
APPRAISAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA
Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute (“AACI, P.App”)
Affiliations
APPRAISAL INSTITUTE OF CANADA
AACI Designation No. 4011
ALBERTA EXPROPRIATION ASSOCIATION
Member
Experience
BRADFORD REAL ESTATE SERVICES
2018 – Present Commercial Real Estate Appraiser
ACUMEN REAL ESTATE VALUATIONS INC.
2017 – 2018 Commercial Real Estate Appraiser
OUTLOOK REALTY ADVISORS INC., CALGARY, ALBERTA
2006 - 2017 Commercial Real Estate Appraiser
2003 - 2006 Commercial Real Estate Analyst
MERIT VALUATION SERVICES INC., CALGARY, ALBERTA
1999 - 2003 Commercial Real Estate Analyst
LOUGHEED & COMPANY INC., CALGARY, ALBERTA
1996 - 1999 Commercial Real Estate Analyst
HARDY APPRAISALS INC., ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND
1995 - 1996 Commercial Real Estate Researcher