How Can We Help?
Our appraisals are relied on by attorneys, accountants, executors and trustees, lenders, public agencies, corporations and property owners.
A Full-Service Appraisal & Consulting Firm
Hannoch Appraisal Company is a full-service real estate appraisal and consulting firm providing appraisal services for property tax appeals, mortgage financing assignments, eminent domain issues, divorce settlements, reviews, trust and estate matters, and expert witness court testimony.
The roots of Hannoch Appraisal Company were planted in 1921 by Franklin Hannoch, MAI, CRE, a charter member of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers. Since that time, it has specialized in real estate valuation and counseling for agencies of government, the courts, attorneys, accountants, major corporations, insurance companies, financial institutions and private clients.
Property Types We Appraise
Our Services
Comprehensive real estate appraisal and consulting services backed by over a century of expertise.
Commercial Appraisal
Office buildings, shopping centers, apartment buildings, industrial properties, big-box retail, vacant land, branch banks and special purpose properties.
Why Hannoch Appraisal?
Our appraisals are independent, impartial and prepared under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. The person who signs the report is the person who inspected the property and the person who will sit in the witness chair.
Expert testimony before:
Statement of Qualifications available on request.
Over a Century of Appraisal Excellence
Four generations of leadership. One unwavering standard.
Franklin Hannoch, MAI, CRE
Franklin Hannoch founded Hannoch Appraisal Company in 1921 and became one of the early leaders of the real estate appraisal profession. A charter and organizing member of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers, he served as president of New Jersey Chapter #1 and as a member of the National Governing Council. Known as "The Dean" by the Real Estate Board of Newark, he taught appraisal courses for many years and was recognized for his writing, professional leadership, and commitment to appraisal education.
Franklin Hannoch, Jr., MAI, CRE
Franklin Hannoch, Jr. joined the firm in 1952 after graduating from Rutgers University cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He became a leading authority in real estate tax valuation, serving as president of New Jersey Chapter #1 of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers, National Governing Counselor, and National Chairman of Professional Ethics. He later served as National President of the Counselors of Real Estate in 1994. His testimony in landmark tax matters, including the "National Shoe Case," helped shape modern real estate tax valuation in New Jersey.
James C. Hannoch, CRE Emeritus
James Hannoch continued the firm's tradition of appraisal excellence while bringing a modern analytical approach to valuation. A Stockton State College graduate with a concentration in real estate and a minor in computer science, he became recognized for applying computer technology to real property valuation at a time when such tools were still rare in the industry. His litigation experience covered a wide range of property types throughout New Jersey, with expert witness testimony before the New Jersey Tax Court, Boards of Taxation, United States District Court, United States Bankruptcy Court, New Jersey Superior Court, and Condemnation Commissions. Mr. Hannoch remains affiliated with the firm.
Jonathan E. Fischer, MAI, AI-GRS
Jonathan Fischer, MAI, AI-GRS, brings deep commercial appraisal, review, tax appeal, and litigation support experience to Hannoch Appraisal Company. A graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics with dual majors in Finance and Economics. He is a Past President of the Northeast New Jersey Chapter of the Appraisal Institute. He has held the MAI designation for more than three decades, is a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, and is a New Jersey Certified Tax Assessor. Earlier in his career he served as Senior Commercial Real Estate Appraiser at Washington Mutual Bank, Director of Corporate Real Estate Operations at The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Manager in the Property Tax Services and Realty Consulting groups at Deloitte & Touche. Before merging his practice with Hannoch Appraisal Company in 2020, he founded Fischer Appraisal Associates and appraised a wide range of commercial properties. Outside of work, he enjoys playing tennis, ping pong, and chess, and cherishes time spent with his wife and three children.
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