Staff
Robert I. Rubenstein - Partner
Robert I. Rubenstein has engaged in the general practice of real estate since 1948. His experience includes sales, leasing and financing of property as well as property valuation. Robert has 45 years of experience in appraisals, focusing on commercial and industrial properties.
Robert is a member of the Appraisal Institute, the successor to the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers. He has been a licensed real estate broker in the State of New Jersey since 1950 and served as President of New Jersey Chapter No. 1 in 1972. He is also a Certified General Appraiser (RG487) from the New Jersey Board of Real Estate Appraisers.
Robert graduated from Cornell University in 1948 with a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Stanley Rubenstein - Partner
Stanley Rubenstein has been continuously engaged in the general practice of real estate since 1950 including selling, leasing and financing various types of property. He has co-supervised revaluations in over 260 municipalities throughout the state of New Jersey as well as numerous appraisals for lending institutions and government agencies. Attorneys and estates have also hired Stanley to appraise properties for condemnation, ad valorem, taxation and inheritance taxes.
Stanley is a licensed real estate broker for the State of New Jersey and has qualified as an expert before many boards of taxation and the New Jersey State Tax Court.
Stanley attended Cornell University where he studied Mechanical Engineering. He completed six courses of study through the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers.
Steven Rubenstein - MAI, SCGREA, C.T.A.
Since 1986, Steven Rubenstein has been appraising property for Realty Appraisal Company. He has given testimony before the county tax boards in Monmouth, Middlesex, Morris, Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Sussex, and Ocean Counties as well as before the Tax Court of New Jersey.
Steven is a Certified Tax Assessor and Certified General Appraiser and is a member of the Appraisal Institute and Bergen County Association of Assessors.
Steven has served as a guest speaker and panelist at numerous conferences and boards. He currently serves as the Tax Assessor for the Borough of Glen Rock and served as the Tax Assessor of Wood-Ridge Borough from 1996 to 1999.
Steven graduated from Boston University in 1978 and has continued his education through seminars and courses given by the Appraisal Institute.
Neil Rubenstein - SCRREA, C.T.A.
Neil Rubenstein has been a practicing appraiser of real estate since 1983. He has spent a significant portion of his career engaged in the mass appraisal field, specifically as it relates to municipal revaluations. He has dealt with all types of municipalities including urban centers, suburban communities, and rural districts.
Neil is a Certified Appraiser and Certified Tax Assessor and serves as Tax Assessor in the Borough of Haworth.
Neil received his Bachelors of Arts from Muhlenberg College and has continued his education at Rutgers University in New Brunswick as well as augmenting his skills through courses offered by the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers.
James Farley - Supervisor
James Farley has served the Realty Appraisal Company for 30 years. Prior to joining the firm, James spent four years in building construction.
He has been supervising revaluations for the last 27 years in numerous municipalities across the state.
Mark Duda - Supervisor, SCRREA
Mark Duda has been involved in the mass appraisal field and municipal revaluations since 2004. He has performed all duties related to both residential and commercial revaluations both as a field inspector and a field supervisor. In addition, Mark has appraised a variety of properties for corporations and municipalities. He has also provided expert testimony before County Boards of Taxation and in the New Jersey State Tax Court.
Mark is a graduate of New York University where he attended the Leonard N. Stern School of Business. Since graduating, he has completed numerous courses of study in Real Estate Appraising.
Andrew Duda - Supervisor, SLRREA
Andrew has been a valued employee of Realty Appraisal Company for over 7 years. He has worked in multiple capacities as both a field inspector and an office supervisor.
Andrew is a graduate of Montclair State University where he obtained a major in Psychology. Since graduating, he has completed numerous courses of study in Real Estate Appraising.
Field Inspectors
Realty Appraisal Company seeks out the most talented, best qualified candidates for our team.
Every employee must go through a rigorous application process. Most of our employees have at least some college education and are trained by our existing staff and partners to ensure accurate recording of data and sensitivity to homeowners.
Our supervisors ensure that our staff members are respectful of residents while completing their assigned tasks.
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Support Staff
Realty Appraisal Company's office staff is extensively trained to address all issues that arise during the revaluation program as well as the review and recording of all information collected during the inspection process.
These full time employees hold various degrees and their professionalism, attention to detail and experience provide the highest quality service to our clients.
