About
Michael V. Sanders
MAI, SRA
Michael V. Sanders is the principal of Coastline Realty Advisors, with over 40 years experience in the appraisal and valuation of real property. His experience encompasses a broad range of property types, including single-family residential, condominiums, apartments, office, retail, industrial, special-purpose properties and vacant land. Mike also has experience with easement valuation, leased fee and leasehold interests, market research, statistical modeling and appraisal review.
As a principal of Bell Anderson & Sanders and previously as Director with the Real Estate Damages Practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, his primary focus over the past 20+ years has been real estate damage economics, property value diminution, and appraisal litigation support. He has been retained as an appraisal expert in hundreds of cases, and is qualified as an expert witness in multiple venues, currently licensed as a Certified General Appraiser in the state of California.
Mike Sanders started his career as an associate with Paul Kloster in the early 1980’s, subsequently managing an appraisal office for TRW Appraisal Services before returning to private practice in 1987 with Coastline Group. In 1997, he was recruited to join the new Real Estate Damages practice at Price Waterhouse, leaving PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1999 to form Bell Anderson & Sanders, a boutique firm specializing in real estate damages. Since 2014, he has been a principal of his own firm, Coastline Realty Advisors.
A graduate of Cal State Fullerton in 1981, Mike subsequently attained the MAI and SRA designations from the Appraisal Institute, and is also a member of the International Right of Way Association (IRWA) and Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA).
Publications include several articles in periodicals including The Appraisal Journal, Valuation, Right of Way, California Lawyer, Orange County Lawyer and San Francisco Law Review. He jointly authored the Appraisal Institute text Real Estate Damages: Applied Economics and Detrimental Conditions (second edition), and was a contributor to Applications in Litigation Valuation: A Pragmatist’s Guide. Mike’s 2018 article on the topic of Market Value won the Appraisal Institute’s annual Swango award for Best Article by a Practicing Appraiser.
As principal of Coastline Realty Advisors, he continues to focus on forensic appraisal, research, consulting, and litigation support.
Curriculum Vitae
Professional Qualifications
Extensive experience in the valuation and evaluation of real property for corporate clients, financial institutions, attorneys, and public and governmental agencies, including:
Vacant Land – residential, commercial, industrial, acreage
Residential – single-family dwellings, condominiums, planned-unit developments, apartments, subdivisions and mobile home parks
Commercial – professional office buildings, medical offices, office condominiums, shopping centers, retail stores, hotels and motels, restaurants, automobile dealerships, parking structures and mixed-use properties
Industrial – light industrial buildings, multi-tenant industrial parks, warehouses, manufacturing plants, research & development
Easement valuation, leased fee, and leasehold interests, bond-financed properties, market research, construction defects, casualty loss, statistical analysis, property tax appeals, full and partial taking for condemnation, appraisal review
Court Experience – qualified as an expert witness in Federal Court; Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego County Superior Courts; U. S. Bankruptcy Court
Licenses – State of California Certified General Real Estate Appraiser #AG002434
Affiliations – Appraisal Institute (MAI and SRA designations), International Right-of-Way Association (IRWA) and Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA)
Publications – Contributor to Appraisal Institute textbooks (Real Estate Damages, Applications in Litigation Valuation and The Appraisal of Real Estate); author of articles published in the Appraisal Journal, Valuation, Right of Way and legal publications
August 2014 - Present
Coastline Realty Advisors, Inc. Principal; activities include valuation, consulting, expert testimony and litigation support in the area of real estate damages.
October 2018 - December 2019
Landmark Research Group Consultant; activities include consulting and litigation support in the area of real estate damages.
November 1999 - July 2016
Bell Anderson & Sanders, LLC Principal; activities include valuation, consulting, expert testimony and litigation support in the area of real estate damages.
January 1999 - September 1999
May 1997 - December 1997
Coastline Realty Advisors Principal; activities include valuation, consulting, appraisal review, expert testimony and litigation support.
January 1999 - August 1999
PricewaterhouseCoopers Consultant to Real Estate Damages Practice, including supervision of large assignments, specialized consulting, litigation support and expert testimony.
January 1998 - January 1999
PricewaterhouseCoopers Director of Real Estate Damages Practice; activities include supervision, valuation, consulting, appraisal review, expert testimony and litigation support.
December 1987 - April 1997
Coastline Group, Inc. Senior associate engaged in valuation, consulting, appraisal review, expert testimony and litigation support.
March 1987 - December 1987
TRW Appraisal Services. Chief appraiser/manager, responsible for office management and appraisal review functions.
May 1981 - March 1987
Paul G. Kloster, Inc. Independent appraiser engaged in valuation, appraisal review, expert testimony and litigation support.