Welch Group Consulting
Construction and Project Management
Higgins & Welch Project Management can work with you in building and executing your residential and commercial new construction or rehabilitation. Experienced in real estate development ranging from custom-built single family dwellings to affordable housing communities, mixed use and commercial developments, we also offer sales and marketing support, market studies, competitive market analysis, architectural design assistance, advertising, marketing and market positioning. All markets can be challenging and competitive and as a builder/developer. It is imperative that you focus on what you do best and leave the rest to the experienced agents, consultants and staff of Higgins & Welch. It all starts with offering the right product on the right land. Let us work for you to maximize your profits. We will give you the opportunity to buy more property, provide you with the counsel to make a confident and informed decision on development, effectively negotiate on your behalf, walk you through the due diligence period, properly price and successfully market your product if needed.
This experience combined with Higgins & Welch Real Estate’s multitude of real estate professionals and long-time presence in the market, allow us to proudly offer the following Construction Management and Consulting Services.
- Owners Representation
- Full Scope Pre- Construction Services
- Preliminary Conceptual Pricing for Planning
- Field Supervision and Inspection
- Construction Loan Review and Administration
- All Phase Construction Drawing Review
- Expert Testimony
- Comparable Cost Reports From Prior Projects
- Progress Schedule Preparation
- Delay Claim Compilation
- Value Engineering Program Management
- GC, CM and Sub Bid Analysis and Review
- Non-Legal Construction Contract Review
- Forensic Leak and Damage Analysis
- Life Cycle Review and Analysis
Distressed Asset Management
Higgins & Welch is pleased to offer our REO Bundled Services package.
No competitor in the Philadelphia Market can offer appraisal, property management and sales for distressed assets under one roof. We accompany you through the often complex “distressed asset” process from initial valuation to post-REO management and disposition.
Our company is committed to consistent communication as well as providing monthly and annual reporting available anytime via online portal. Our extensive appraisal, property management and sales experience for all types of properties allows us to design a bundle of services to meet your exact needs.
We do it all….. so you don’t have to.
Expert Testimony & Litigation Support
Higgins & Welch Real Estate offers expert testimony and litigation support services relating to matters of real property appraisal, sales and property management.
Our appraisal, sales and property management review experts conduct in-depth analyses and provide objective opinions and advice that help resolve complex legal issues.
We advise client counsel in the preparation of discovery, appraiser and broker expert challenges, and compliance with state and federal regulations, professional trade groups, and other regulatory guidance including Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).
Engaging the right expert can make the difference between winning and losing. However finding unbiased, non-conflicted experts can be difficult. Higgins & Welch will help you get the edge over the opposition. In many cases, our independent, supportable analysis has allowed clients to settle cases without going to court.
Higgins & Welch area’s of litigation expertise includes:
- Broker Duty & Standard of Care
- Bankruptcy
- Eminent domain, takings, Right-of-Way and Condemnation Challenges
- Estate planning and probate
- Zoning and land use
- Partnership dissolution
- Environmentally impaired properties
- Easement valuations
- Title disputes
- Lease disputes
- Litigation support
- Appraisal and Valuation Mediation
- Retrospective and Forensic Valuation
- Appraisal / Appraiser Professional Standards & Guidelines Compliance with Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)
Appraisal / Appraiser Standard-of-care Compliance: Misconduct / Malpractice and Fraud Investigations
Real estate appraisers may assist with disputes involving agricultural appraisals, commercial appraisals, and easements. These professionals may provide reports on fair market value, current market value, industrial appraisals, investment value, land valuation, licensed or certified appraisers, and market value. They may also be available to opine on property valuation, real estate appraisal terms, residential appraisals, residential appraisers, site value, Uniform Residential Appraisal Reports, Uniform Standard of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), vacant land appraisal, and real estate appraisal fraud, as well as related issues.
Other areas that require specialized expert appraisals include: construction defects, trust and probate, stigma loss, eminent domain, temporary construction easements, water intrusion, mold, airport noise, inverse condemnation, regulatory takings, missed easements (title companies), fire, earthquake, and flood losses, tenant disputes (leasehold and leased fee estates), partitionment (termination of partnerships, marriages, etc.), partial interest appraisals, removal of lateral support, bankruptcy (“Fair” Value), gift appraisals for donations to charities or state parks, etc.
Our experts have appeared successfully at hearings in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware and Chester Counties.
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