Webinar Details
Course Description
This program explores how current economic volatility and shifting capital markets are impacting commercial real estate valuations in 2026. The session focuses on how macro conditions and asset‑specific trends are influencing valuation judgment, key assumptions, and the interpretation of market data. Participants will gain practical insight into how valuation approaches, inputs, and risk considerations are evolving across major property types in today’s environment.
Learning Objectives
- Identify key macroeconomic and market factors driving commercial real estate valuation volatility in 2026
- Evaluate how shifts in capital markets, transaction activity, and regional performance affect valuation assumptions
- Understand how valuation inputs are being reassessed across asset classes
- Improve the ability to critically assess valuation conclusions and underlying judgment in financial reporting and advisory contexts
Prerequisites
- None
Who Should Attend
CPAs, CFOs, and finance leaders impacted by valuations.
Advanced Preparation
None
Presenter Details
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Roslyn Lo, MAI
- Managing Director
Roslyn Lo, MAI is a Managing Director at Empire Valuation Consultants and a designated member of the Appraisal Institute. Her background includes leading the New York City real estate valuation practice at a top‑20 national public accounting firm and working with one of New York’s largest independent appraisal firms.
Roslyn has extensive experience valuing a wide range of commercial property types as well as complex assets such as affordable housing properties, air rights, container terminals, and master‑planned developments, for purposes including financial reporting, audit support, financing, tax matters, litigation, and strategic planning. She also has significant expertise in purchase price allocations under ASC 805. She holds... Read more
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Cole P. Smith
- Certified General Appraiser
Cole P. Smith is a Certified General Appraiser with experience performing complex commercial real estate valuations across a wide range of asset classes, with specialized expertise in the cannabis sector. He has supported major public accounting firms on fair value analyses for large real estate audit clients, with a focus on audit‑driven valuation standards, risk assessment, and documentation. In addition to national work, Cole is based in Washington, D.C. and has regional expertise in the Washington, D.C.–Maryland–Virginia region.
Cole holds a B.S. in Real Estate Finance from DePaul University. He is active in several professional organizations, including the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance, Delta Sigma Pi... Read more
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Live Webinar
Assessing Valuation Risk in the 2026 Commercial Real Estate Market
Sponsored by Empire Valuation Consultants
- May 19, 2026
- 12:00 PM EDT
- Credits: 1.00
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