Barry A. Diskin, Ph.D., MAI, CRE
Dr. Diskin is the
principal in the firm.
His qualifications include full
professorship at Florida State University in
real estate where he has been teaching since
1980.
His course load includes graduate and undergraduate courses in
real estate valuation.
From 1984 through 1997, he served as
Director of the Real Estate Research Center.
Dr. Diskin has authored several
professional and academic publications
addressing a variety of real estate topics.
His research includes condominium conversion,
contamination, property taxation, business
ethics, application of the income approach in
valuing agricultural land, and the appraisal of
nuclear and gas-fired electric power utilities
for ad valorem tax purposes.
He has testified in 27
counties across Florida on property tax, eminent domain, and
commercial/residential lease disputes.
In
addition, he
has
appeared on national television and before
committees of the Florida Legislature on rent
control and issues concerning market rent.
His academic background includes undergraduate and graduate degrees
in economics and finance.
He earned
a doctorate in land economics from Georgia State
University. He is also a graduate of the
School of Mortgage Banking of the Mortgage
Bankers Association of America.
He holds the MAI of the
Appraisal Institute and the CRE (Counselor of
Real Estate) designations. He maintains a
Florida real estate broker’s license and is a
state-certified general real estate appraiser in
Florida and Georgia.
Today, along with his private practice, he
continues as a tenured professor at the Florida
State University.
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