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contributors Get to know the experts and insiders behind this issue. STEVEN S. ALBERT, MAI, SRA, is JOHN BURNS is president and ERNEST W. DURBIN II, SRA, is EVP JED KOLKO is chief economist and MARK LIEBERMAN, economist TAMI RUND is president of Asset BRENT TAGGART is SVP of client RACHEL WILLIAMS is a Texas- Allstate Appraisal's chief appraiser and EVP. He has worked with Allstate since he became a certified general appraiser in 1986 and has headed the company's national appraisal management division since 1997. His special skills include forensic appraisal review, litigation support services, and client relationship development. Albert represents Allstate on the Appraisal Foundation's Industry Advisory Council, is a member of the Appraisal Institute's public relations committee, and is an active participant of the Collateral Risk Network, a group of valuation executives working to facilitate positive change in the appraisal industry. for the Five Star Institute, parent company of DS News, lends his analysis and observations to the many financial and industry reports crossing the news desk. He is also managing director and senior editor for Economics Analytics Research. He previously worked as an analyst for Fox Business, was VP and manager of analysis and research for Washington Mutual Bank, and managed the foreclosure department at Dime Savings Bank of New York. He is a graduate of the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania. 4 CEO of John Burns Real Estate Consulting, LLC. He and his team advise executives all over the country on strategic planning, market research, due diligence, and valuations, helping clients make major real estate decisions with more confidence. The company is on retainer with many of the largest firms in the real estate and investment industries. Burns himself has more than 20 years' real estate consulting experience. He began his career in 1985 as a certified public accountant after earning his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and his M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Valuation & Marketing, Inc., a national valuation firm founded in 1995. She joined the WomanOwned Certified small business in 1996 and was instrumental in growing and expanding its business as well as developing the company's proprietary valuation platform for the broker price opinion (BPO) market. Rund attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa as a marine biology major. After college she worked abroad in Switzerland and traveled extensively throughout Europe, Southern Africa, Southeast Asia, and Australia before returning to the United States and joining Asset Valuation & Marketing. of valuation solutions at Valuation Vision, where he leverages the strengths of the company's technologies and develops new solutions for the valuation industry. He holds the SRA designation from the Appraisal Institute for his experience in the analysis and valuation of residential real property. At the national level, he has served on the Industry Advisory Council of the Appraisal Foundation, been actively involved with several subcommittees and special projects, and is currently a member of the Collateral Risk Network, a group of thoughtleaders within the valuation profession. relations at Green River Capital LC. He has more than 13 years' experience in real estate and mortgage trading. Most recently, he was a senior trader with 406 Partners. He also held various roles with Fairbanks Capital and Credit Suisse. Taggart has experience in pricing, due diligence, and portfolio management, as well as servicing oversight. He also has extensive experience leading business development and client management divisions. Taggart earned a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Utah– David Eccles School of Business and also holds Series 7 and Series 63 securities trading licenses. head of analytics for Trulia. He applies a background in economic development and research methods to transform real estate data, economic trends, and public policy debate into digestible insights for homebuyers, sellers, and renters. He was previously associate director and research fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), where he advised policymakers and business leaders. He also held positions with Forrester Research, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, the World Bank, and the Progressive Policy Institute. He earned his AB and Ph.D. from Harvard University. based freelance writer and editor. Having previously served as executive editor of DS News and as an education coordinator for the Five Star Conference & Expo, Williams has a strong background in default servicing and enjoys delving into the issues most affecting real estate professionals. As a freelancer, Williams has experience in editorial and promotional writing, and often works with business professionals to build their brand presence both in print and online. She graduated summa cum laude from Texas Christian University with a dual focus in English and history.