Rodney G. Clough, MAI
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Consulting Experience
As President - Americas, Rod oversees strategy execution for HVS throughout its 40 Americas locations. HVS is the nation's leading consulting firm that is laser focused on the hospitality sector. The firm provides expertise through every phase of ownership across a wide range of hospitality assets. We help clients succeed in the complex consulting arena, from feasibility studies to exit strategies and everything in between.
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Rod’s tenure with HVS spans almost 25 years, and during this time he has played an important role growing the company from a few locations across the Americas to 40. He has done this primarily by fostering an extraordinary corporate culture built on a foundation of excellence, service, and appreciation. Rod is a Designated Member of the Appraisal Institute (MAI) and a state-certified general appraiser. His consulting experience encompasses all hotel property types and brand segments, including convention headquarters hotels, resorts, limited- and full-service hotels, and extended-stay hotels. In 2007, Rod coordinated the appraisals of nearly 200 properties associated with the $26-billion sale of Hilton Hotels to The Blackstone Group, an unprecedented transaction in the history of the international lodging industry and, to date, the largest assignment undertaken by the firm.
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Testimonials
"HVS can be very proud of Rod Clough, MAI and Mike Handy in the quality of the report and the extraordinary attention to customer service they provided to our institution. They were able to deliver the report early and were available to respond quickly to our requests for clarification. This was our first occasion to have engaged HVS, but we look forward to future opportunities to work with them again." – J. Denis Watts, Washington Federal
"I was particularly impressed with (1) Rod Clough and his HVS team's responsiveness and overall professionalism with respect to all our contact throughout the entire process, (2) the level of detailed reporting for the feasibility study, (3) his team's understanding of the market and our specific needs relative to this unique assignment, and (4) a willingness and open mind to make changes as appropriate to the final draft." – John Palmer, Redico Management
Education
Cornell University, School of Hotel Administration
Bachelor of Science
Rod has completed over 180 hours of basic level appraisal training to meet initial state certification requirements and over 200 hours of advanced education to meet all class requirements of the Appraisal Institute for its MAI designation. Beyond these initial requirements, Rod continues to take classes annually in appraisal standards, among other topics.
Appraisal Institute classes completed:
410 – Standards of Professional Practice Part A
420 – Standards of Professional Practice Part B
510 – Advanced Income Capitalization
520 – Highest and Best Use and Market Analysis
530 – Adv. Sales Comparison and Cost Approach
540 – Report Writing and Valuation Analysis
550 – Advanced Applications
Certified General Appraiser classes completed through the University of Colorado Continuing Education Department:
NCRE-200 Registered Appraiser,
NCRE-201 Basic Appraisal Applications
NCRE-203 Small Residential Income Properties
NCRE-208 Standards and Ethics
NCRE-211 Certified Residential
NCRE-215 Appraisal Principles and Advanced Applications
NCRE-216 Income Capitalization
NCRE-219 Commercial Case Studies
Other Specialized Training Classes Completed:
TALCB-ACE - Income Property Analysis – 2003
24-Hour Comprehensive Appraisal Workshop – 2002
Mandatory 8-Hour Broker Standards – 2001 Update
Anatomy of a Mortgage, URAR – 2005
USPAP Update – Annually
Solutions Approach – Appraisal Institute, 2006
Small Hotel/Motel Valuation – Appraisal Institute, 2008
Appraisal Curriculum Overview – 2011
Appraising and Analyzing Office Buildings for Mortgage Underwriting – 2011
Appraising Apartments: The Basics – 2011
Ad Valorem Tax Consultation – 2011
How To Analyze & Value Income Property – 2011
Risky Business: Ways to Minimize Your Liability – 2011
Florida Law Class – 2012
Fundamentals of Separating Real Property, Personal Property, and Intangible Business Assets – 2012
Pennsylvania Law Class – 2012
Appraising and Analyzing Industrial & Flex Buildings – 2012
Business Practices and Ethics – 2013
Supervising Trainees – 4 hours
Oddball Appraisals – 7 hours
FL Law Class – 3 hours
The Dirty Dozen – 3 hours
Cost Approach – 7 hours
The Nuts and Bolts of Green Building – 3 hours
Rod completes 15 - 20 hours of additional education annually, including National USPAP Update courses.
State Certification
Rod is a licensed, state certified appraiser. Rod and his staff hold state certifications in virtually all 50 states.
Please contact Michelle Guetterman at [email protected] for more specific information regarding licensing. Michelle handles all licensing questions for the HVS US platform outside of Florida. Michelle can also provide a PDF copy of any license upon request.
Press Coverage
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