Chris Remund, MAI, joined Newmark Valuation & Advisory in 2019 and currently serves as a Senior Vice President. Chris’s practice area encompasses the states of Texas and Louisiana, where he is responsible for conducting appraisal and consulting assignments related to full-service and limited-service hotels, resorts, amusement and recreational facilities, bed and breakfasts, and wedding/event venues.
Chris joined Newmark after nearly three and a half years with New York-based LW Hospitality Advisors. Based in the company’s Austin, office, he participated in hundreds of appraisal, advisory and litigation assignments related to hotel properties throughout the United States as well as limited engagements in Mexico and Canada. Previously, Chris worked for more than four and a half years for the San Francisco office of HVS. Based in both San Francisco and Austin, he performed a wide variety of appraisals, feasibility studies, impact studies and litigation assignments for all hotel property types, including conference hotels, destination resorts, ultra-luxury hotels and waterpark resorts. Prior to HVS, Chris was an analyst with T.R. ENGEL Group, a Boston-based provider of hotel asset management and advisory services.
Prior to his advisory career, Chris held various hospitality operational and marketing positions with Marriott International, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and InterContinental Hotels Group.
Licenses and Designations
- MAI designation, Appraisal Institute
- Certified general real estate appraiser, state of Texas and Louisiana
Education
Chris earned a Bachelor of Science degree in hospitality administration from Boston University.