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Education:
• Bachelor of Science
Degree in Agricultural Economics, emphasis on Real Estate, Texas
A&M University; 1986.
• Master of Agriculture
Degree in Land Economics and Real Estate, Texas A&M University;
1988.
Specialized Education:
Successfully completed the following courses offered by the American
Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers:
• Principles of Rural
Appraisal (Exam A-20), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; February 1994.
• Advanced Rural Appraisal
(Exam A-30), Denver, Colorado; July 1994.
• Highest and Best Use
(Exam A-29), Salt Lake City, Utah; April 1995.
• Eminent Domain (Exam
A-25), Salt Lake City, Utah; April 1995.
• Appraisal Report Writing
(Exam A-15), St. Louis, Missouri; July 1995.
• Standards and Ethics
(Part 1) (Exam A-12) Kissimmee, Florida; October 1997.
Successfully completed the following courses offered by the American
Institute of Real Estate Appraisers:
• Basic Valuation Procedures
(Exam 1A-2), San Antonio, Texas; 1990.
• Real Estate Appraisal
Principles (Exam 1A-1), San Antonio, Texas; 1990.
• Capitalization Theory
and Techniques Part A (Exam 1BA), San Antonio, Texas; September
1991.
• Standards of Professional
Practice (Exam SPP), Austin, Texas; February 1993.
Experience:
Presently
and since August 1989, Merrill E. Swanson has been actively engaged
as an independent fee appraiser with the firm of Dugger, Canaday,
Grafe, Inc., Real Estate Consultants and Appraisers (Dugger/Canaday)
formerly Love and Dugger. He is a Shareholder in the firm
of Dugger/Canaday located at 111 Soledad, Suite 800, San Antonio,
Texas.
Primary
valuation experience includes agricultural properties, industrial
developments and commercial acreage in metropolitan areas plus various
commercial real estate in smaller cities throughout Texas.
Mr.
Swanson has appraised a number of high profile agricultural properties. Farm
and ranch valuation experience includes rice, cotton and grain
farms, working and recreational ranches, fractional interests
in rural properties and special purpose agribusiness properties. Valued
agribusiness properties include grain handling and drying facilities,
rice drying and milling operations, fertilizer plants, cotton
gins, large wholesale plant nurseries, cattle feedlots, horse
breeding and training operations, etc. Rural land appraised
ranges from small properties to ranches in excess of 200,000
acres.
Mr.
Swanson's primary trade area includes South and Central Texas,
the Texas Gulf Coast and West Texas. Appraisals have been
prepared in all major land resource regions in Texas. Out
of state valuation counseling experience includes land in the
Southeast United States.
Clients
include attorneys, commercial lending institutions and trust
departments, major insurance companies, governmental banking
entities, estates, individuals, land investors, mortgage companies
and the National Park Service.
Other
real estate experience includes (1) office-warehouse leasing
with the William N. Carl Company, Houston, Texas and (2) market
research of commercial land with Raymond R. Betz Interests, Inc.,
Houston, Texas.
Mr.
Swanson is a native of the Texas Gulf Coast from El Campo with
family farming and ranching interests in Wharton and Goliad Counties.
Professional Affiliations:
• Accredited Member, American
Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, (Certificate
No. 1107), ARA; July 1998
• State
Certified General Real Estate Appraiser in Texas (License No. TX-1325511-G)
• National
Association, American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA)
- District V Vice President on Executive Council (2006 through 2009) representing
State Chapters including Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma
• Texas
Alliance of Land Brokers (TALB) - Secretary/Treasurer 2009; Director 2006-2008;
President in 2005; Vice President in 2004; Director from 2000 to 2003
• Texas
Real Estate Broker, (License No. 376017) 2002; Salesman since 1986
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