Walker & Dunlop, GeoPhy Appoint COO of Multifamily Appraisal Business
Industry veteran, Nicole Urquhart-Bradley will additionally serve as managing director of the partnership’s joint-venture business, Apprise.
BETHESDA, MD – Walker & Dunlop Inc. and GeoPhy have appointed Nicole Urquhart-Bradley as chief operating officer and managing director of the partnership’s multifamily appraisal business, Apprise.
Within her new role, based in Bethesda, MD, Urquhart-Bradley will oversee all aspects of the firm’s appraisal activities, while working alongside Apprise’s valuation lead, Meghan Czechowski.
“We are excited to welcome Nicole, an industry veteran, to the Apprise team. She has a proven track record of managing and driving growth of large national valuation platforms, as well as helping startups tap into new markets,” comments Czechowski, managing director and valuation lead for Apprise. “I’m confident that Nicole’s partnership will greatly accelerate the expansion of our business, furthering our mission of bringing the modern appraisal concept to all multifamily lenders, owners and operators in the US.”
Urquhart-Bradley holds 30 years of commercial appraisal experience; previously serving as SVP of strategy at Bowery Valuation. Prior to her position at Bowery Valuation, Urquhart-Bradley worked at Cushman & Wakefield, where she served as head of its valuation and advisory practice for the Americas. In this past position she managed a team of 600 employees across 65 offices that valued more than $1 trillion in commercial real estate assets in 2017.
“Apprise is an unparalleled leader in the multifamily appraisal industry, bringing innovations and new technology that are backed by GeoPhy and the Walker & Dunlop platform,” says Urquhart-Bradley. “I look forward to helping the company strengthen its presence throughout the country and to providing faster, more consistent, and data-driven results to our clients.”
Urquhart-Bradley’s appointment follows Apprise’s recent announcement of two additional new hires as affordable housing specialists.
Currently offering services in more than 40 states, Apprise employs its data analytics and valuation software for appraisers to utilize valuation methods in appraisals. The company currently employs more than 20 professionals throughout the country, with a team that has completed more than $70 billion in total commercial real estate property appraisals; encompassing more than 470,000 units per year.
