Raymond Higgins joined Newmark Valuation & Advisory in June 2017 as Senior Managing Director and currently co-leads the national Multifamily Specialty Practice. Higgins is also the Market Leader for the Southeast region, where he manages the robust valuation teams of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
Higgins has over 35 years of real estate appraisal and consulting experience working for financial institutions, insurance companies, pension funds, attorneys, and individuals. His overall experience includes the valuation of numerous types of commercial properties including multifamily, office buildings, retail facilities, industrial properties and vacant commercial sites.
Before joining Newmark, Higgins owned & operated Southeast Realty Consultants, a leading regional multifamily appraisal firm for over eight years, when it was acquired by Newmark. Prior to that, he spent 17 years with CBRE Valuation & Advisory and was the top producer nationally for 13 years.
Education
Higgins graduated from The University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in finance and management.