Michael R. Slade
Mike has been a real estate appraiser and consultant in South Florida for over 35 years. He is an MAI, Member of the Appraisal Institute (AI), as well as an SRA, Senior Residential Appraiser (also from the AI) since 1984. Additionally, he has been a CRE (Counselors of Real Estate) since 1988.
Mike has been involved in appraising and consulting on a variety of properties to include but not limited to office buildings, both professional and medical, retail, industrial, multifamily including condos as well as rental apartments, eminent domain, litigation for divorces as well as other types of litigation. In addition to providing appraisals on commercial properties, Mike has also overseen the residential department at Callaway & Price, Inc. He has been involved in numerous multi-million-dollar estates (over $20,000,000) and mansions throughout South Florida.
He has been qualified as an Expert Witness in Palm Beach, Broward and Martin Counties, the Federal District Court of the Southern District of Florida, US Bankruptcy Court of South Florida, and the Supreme Court of the State of New York (for Florida properties). He has served as a Special Master and Special Magistrate for tax appeal hearings for more than 20 years for the Value Adjustment Board (VAB) for Palm Beach County.
Mike has served as Past National Chairman for the Ethics Administration and National Vice-Chairman of Ethics and Counseling for the Appraisal Institute. He is Past President of the South Florida Caribbean Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, former Chairman of the PBC Housing Authority, Past Member of the Board of Directors for the Chamber of Commerce for the Palm Beaches, Past National Chairman of the Young Advisory Council for the former Society of Real Estate Appraisers, current Chairman of the Board of Directors of Boys Town of South Florida, and he also serves as a Guardian Ad Litem volunteer.
Mike is currently the President of Callaway & Price, a very well-known appraisal firm in South Florida. He offers mediation and arbitration services for real estate issues.