ABOUT BYRON B. HINTON, ASA, MAI, MRICS
SOME SHORT BACKGROUND ON MR. HINTON
Byron B. Hinton graduated with honors in May of 1979 receiving his B.B.A. Degree from the University of Texas, Austin, Texas. His area of concentration was International Trade and Finance. He then went on to receive his M.B.A. degree from the University of Texas at Austin with a specialization in Real Estate and Finance. Since his graduation in 1981 he has been engaged in the valuation of and counseling regarding financial assets. Currently he is involved in real property, personal property, and business valuations as well as market and feasibility studies for various types of residential and commercial real estate development. Mr. Hinton has qualified and testified as an expert witness in state district court, county commissioners’ hearings, and federal bankruptcy court in related valuation matters. Mr. Hinton has also been trained as a professional mediator. Mr. Hinton was asked to serve as the real estate consultant for the Austin Film Society. He has also served for two years on the Gillespie County Appraisal Review Board hearing property tax disputes. A partial resume of specific qualifications are outlined as follows:
Educational Background
B.B.A. Degree from University of Texas, Austin, Texas
M.B.A. Degree from University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Texas Real Estate Broker License #251069-29
State Certified-Texas, General Real Estate Appraiser, TX-1321611-G
Professional Memberships
Accredited Senior Appraiser - American Society of Appraisers
(Real Property Urban)
MAI Member - Appraisal Institute (#7624)
Member (MRICS) - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (United Kingdom)
Approved Appraiser - Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Approved Appraiser - General Services Administration – U.S. Federal Government
Honorary Member - Russian Society of Appraisers
Member - Russian Real Estate Society
State Licenses
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Mr. Hinton is currently state certified in Texas, California, New Mexico, and Arizona.
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Teaching Experience
Instructor
(Real Property/Business Valuation) - Austin Community College, Austin, TX
Adjunct Instructor - St. Edwards University, Austin, TX
Adjunct Instructor - New College, Austin, TX
Senior Real Property Instructor - American Society of Appraisers
Course Developer - American Society of Appraisers
Approved Real Estate Instructor - State of Florida
Provided training to the real estate consulting group of KPMG Peat Marwick, certified public accountants.
Global Experience
In January 1992, taught reportedly the first formal real estate appraisal course in Eastern Europe (Ljubljana, Slovenia), sponsored by the Agency for the Privatization of the Republic of Slovenia in conjunction with the World Bank.
In November 1993, taught the first World Bank sponsored real estate training program in St. Petersburg, Russia. The program was developed to assist in the privatization process of real property in Russia and the remainder of the CIS and was locally sponsored by the GKI which is the federal agency responsible for privatizing all businesses and real property in Russia.
In April 1995, taught the first World Bank sponsored real estate training program in Samarkand, Uzbekistan in Central Asia.
In August 1995, taught an advanced real property course in Mexico City which was sponsored by the American Society of Appraisers.
In April 1996, taught a business valuation seminar in Bukhara, Uzbekistan jointly sponsored by The World Bank and the Government of The Netherlands.
In May 1997, lectured at a business valuation privatization symposium in Nairobi, Kenya. The symposium was co-sponsored by The World Bank, the government of Kenya, and the government of Japan.
In November 2014, lectured on Advanced Highest and Best Use Analysis and Allocation of Intangible Business Interest for the Slovene Institute of Auditors in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Personal Interests
Mr. Hinton is an intrepid traveler. He visited Slovenia after their revolution with Yugoslovia but before diplomatic relations were established with the United States. He is also a voracious reader, primarily of technical/investment titles and historical fiction. War and Peace continues to taunt him as an unfinished tome. He is a first degree black belt in Jeet Kun Do and a middle aged, plodding triathlete. He sometimes pines about completing a cross country bicycle tour of the US. He is a successful marathoner and is training for his first Iron Man challenge.
He also maintains an interest in his family's historical South Texas ranch that dates back to the mid 1850's.
His proudest accomplishments or proclamations, in order of importance are being a Christian believer, a husband of 34 years, and father to two successful and happy grown children.