Ryan Martin

Certified General Real Estate Appraiser

Contact Information:
559-277-7474 ext. 114 (Phone)
559-277-7479 (Fax)
[email protected]

RE Martin Appraisal,
in association with Correia-Xavier, Inc.
6435 N. Palm, Suite 106
Fresno, California 93704

From local family farms held for generations to large, investment-grade farming operations, Ryan has appraised a growing variety of agricultural property types throughout California. Coming from an almond farming family, Ryan is especially skilled in the valuation of permanent planting developments, including nut crops, citrus and other tree fruit, and all grape types. Related valuation scenarios he has performed include “As Proposed” appraisals for future plantings with annual, “stepped up” values to maturity, as well as Discounted Cash Flow analyses for immature developments.

With water being the "hot topic" in the agricultural marketplace, Ryan continues to stay on top of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and it's ongoing impact on California land values. This includes tracking single vs dual water source property values, comparing SGMA ratings basin by basin, and much more. These trends are highly important across the state, but most importantly, for permanent planting ground.

In addition to permanent plantings, Ryan’s recent appraisal assignments also include vertically-integrated dairy facilities, cold storage facilities and packinghouses, wineries, food and nut processing facilities, and open cropland. He is highly skilled in developing fully USPAP, FIRREA, Farmer Mac, and IRS-compliant appraisals used for a variety of intended uses, such as collateral evaluation, refinance, asset portfolio monitoring, sales price establishment, marriage or partnership dissolution, estate planning, and more. He also has extensive experience with leased fee and leasehold position valuations.

Ryan is originally from the city of Brentwood in Northern California, in an area dominated by field crop production known for its sweet corn. His family currently farms almonds and raises beef cattle in Madera, California where he helps with the daily duties of the farm. Ryan is a graduate of California State University, Sacramento.

Recent Appraisal Projects

FIRREA-compliant appraisal of a large Kern County ranch developed to almonds, wine grapes, table grapes, citrus groves and open land, as well as a farmstead site with several ag structures, located within the Arvin Edison Water Storage District
Current market value appraisal of a mature Merced County almond orchard with off-site water sources appraised for collateral evaluation
Current market value appraisal and liquidation valuation of an immature walnut orchard in San Joaquin County, with a well-sharing agreement in place for off-site well use
"As Is" and "As Proposed" valuation of a 180± acre walnut orchard in Stanislaus County, appraised with and without the contributory value of a 2,400± square-foot, single-family residence

6435 N. Palm, Suite 106, Fresno, California 93704
Phone: (559) 277-7474 ● Toll-Free: (800) 841-5502 ● Fax: (559) 277-7479