Matt Watson, MAI, is a Senior Appraiser with Carneghi-Nakasako & Associates in San Jose.
Matt has been a California state-certified commercial real estate appraiser since 2006. He joined Carneghi-Nakasako & Associates in January 2018 after 16 years at The Schmidt-Prescott Group. Matt served as a Senior Appraiser at The Schmidt-Prescott Group from 2012-2017, appraising a variety of property types, as well as overseeing a trainee appraiser from 2013-2017.
Matt’s appraisal experience includes appraisal, appraisal review, and consulting assignments for all types of real estate and property rights, including but not limited to: multifamily residential (rental and sell-out), development sites (commercial, residential, industrial), agricultural, commercial, agricultural, and special purpose properties. Industrial properties include light industrial, research and development, warehouses, and manufacturing and distribution facilities. Commercial and special purpose properties include office buildings, shopping centers, big box retail, single tenant net lease, banks, schools, churches, retail strip centers, auto-related uses, data center, parking garages, and restaurants.
Matt has completed appraisal reports for attorneys, lenders, accountants, corporations, government agencies, title companies, partnerships, and individuals for estate planning, mortgage lending, taxation, purchase, and sale. He also provides valuation services for property owners and public agencies for use in right-of-way acquisitions.
Matt holds the MAI designation with the Appraisal Institute. He serves as a Candidate Advisor for appraisers working towards professional designation with the Appraisal Institute.
Matt earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Matt lives with his wife and two children in San Jose.