MATTHEW GARDNER, NABE, PRINCIPAL

After receiving degrees in Economics and English at Oxford, Mr. Gardner acted as a Land Agent for Cluttons, an international firm of Chartered Surveyors where he advised clients such as the British Royal family and the Church of England in their real estate matters.

Matthew is particularly passionate about urban residential development and is currently advising a number of firms with their planned and proposed urban development policies.

• Land Use and Regional Economic
• Housing needs assessment;
• Competition Analysis;
• Supply & Demand Analysis;
• Project Feasibility Analysis; and
• Product and Positioning Analysis.
• Financial Analysis
• Financial feasibility analysis for residential developments;
• Residual land value analysis and highest and best use analysis; and
• Return on Investment and Net Operating Income
• Analysis for rental developments.
• Market Analysis
• Exit Strategies

• Perform market research regarding economic, demographic, psychographic and real estate market trends in the Puget Sound.
• Advise developers, builders, lending institutions and real estate companies in the arena of real estate acquisitions, perform Highest and Best Use Studies; offers advice on disposal of holdings and value of proposed developments.
• Forecast economic models as they pertain to the home building industry.
• Prepare ROI and NOI analysis for potential income developments.
• Prepared market analysis for major developers and lenders including Simpson Housing Limited Partnership, Legacy Partners, Vulcan Inc., Wells Fargo Bank and Jones Lang LaSalle.
• Lecturer in Real Estate Forecasting & Economics at Bellevue Community College.

1984–1987 Saint John’s College, Oxford, UK
B.A., Economics & English.
Graduated with a Double First.