Real Property Analysts:: Market Valuation of Outdoor Advertising Structures

40 years of Billboard Valuation Expertise

	Over 1,000 signs appraised
	Hundreds of court cases
	Expert witness testimony in over 40 states…

We are the leading authority on the valuation of on and off-premise, outdoor advertising structures. Our founder and president, Donald T. Sutte (MAI, CRE) is a respected industry expert who has been published by numerous national associations and journals. Mr. Sutte is the author of “The Appraisal of Outdoor Advertising Signs.” This publication began as a study commissioned by the National Academy of Sciences.

Today’s signboard industry is as complex as the multitude of federal, state, county, and city agencies that regulate it. Methods of valuation differ greatly. In some areas, individual signs, as well as entire signboard company inventories, are being condemned without just compensation for fair market value.

In addition, the interpretation of the courts varies widely on many related legal issues including personal versus real property considerations and real property versus business interests. We have been foremost authorities in the explanation of these issues and related court decisions in numerous states.

We have reviewed, analyzed, and testified regarding ownership interests of both industry standard, outdoor advertising structures owned by national, regional, and local sign companies and on-premise signs that were of importance to individual property owner(s).

We provide valuation services nationwide that are acceptable, fair, and equitable to all parties involved. Our firm lends its expert insight to the arbitration of signboard valuation disputes, representing both private sector organizations and governmental agencies.

When a valuation dispute results in legal action, we provide a full range of litigation support. Nearly four decades of courtroom success on a national scale have given us unique and practical insight into a variety of situations and attitudes that includes sensitivity to the good will of communities involved.