Laurence G. Allen, MAI, CFA, has over 40 years of real estate valuation and consulting experience. Since 1973, he has performed more than 3,000 appraisal and consulting assignments for a variety of property types throughout the country.

His experience includes the appraisal and feasibility analysis for a wide variety of commercial, industrial and multi-family property types, for mortgage financing, property tax and litigation. Mr. Allen has written a number of articles in the Appraisal Journal, Michigan Assessor magazine and Community Management magazine. He wrote a section titled "Estimating Value" for the book How to Find, Buy and Sell Manufactured Home Communities.

Mr. Wiley has been a full-time associate at Allen & Associates since July, 1995. He graduated from Wayne State University with a bachelor of science degree, with honors, in business administration. His major at WSU was investment finance with a minor concentration in real estate finance. Mr. Wiley has been involved with a wide variety of commercial properties, with an emphasis on big box retail and industrial sites.

Mr. Cesa joined Allen & Associates in August of 2000 as an associate. He received a bachelor of science degree, and a master's degree in business administration with a concentration in finance from Oakland University. Mr. Cesa has worked on a number of major properties including office buildings and shopping centers, concentrating on regional malls, department stores, shopping centers, office buildings, and apartments.

Ms. Hart-Gagliardi has been a member of the Allen & Associates staff since May of 2005. She has over seventeen years experience in market, area, and retail studies, and over twelve in office management, accounting, and various facets of business administration, management, and application.  She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Grand Valley State University and her Master's of Management from Walsh College.

Mr. Carroll, president of Allen & Associates Consulting, an independent business affiliated with Allen & Associates, specializing in low income rental housing studies. Mr. Carroll has more than 15 years real estate consulting experience. Since 1988, he has performed more than 650 market studies, appraisals and environmental assessments throughout the country.

Mr. Carroll is a Certified Environmental Inspector and a member of the Environmental Assessment Association. He is licensed through the Michigan and North Carolina Appraisal Boards and is an associate member of the Appraisal Institute. Mr. Carroll is currently completing the requirements for MAI designation.

Mr. Carroll is also an experienced developer and property manager. His experience includes the development of tax credit apartment communities, conventional market rate apartments, manufactured home communities, and single family subdivisions. He has also managed a portfolio of apartment complexes and manufactured home communities.  

Mr. Carroll has written articles on development, market assessment, financial analysis and property management for Urban Land magazine, the Journal of Property Management, Community Management magazine, Merchandiser magazine, and the Texas A & M Real Estate Research Center. He has conducted seminars on development, market & feasibility analysis and affordable housing for the American Planning Association, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the Manufactured Housing Institute.

Mr. Carroll received his bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from Clemson University with a minor concentration in economics and his master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School with a minor concentration in economics and real estate.