Orlando

 Eric Hoening, MAI is a Senior Managing Director in Florida for BBG covering key MSAs including Tampa Bay, Orlando, Southwest Florida, Jacksonville, North Florida and the panhandle, and the Florida Keys. He has over 25 years of experience in the real estate industry specializing in valuation, financial analysis, consultation, complex sensitivity modeling, discounted cash flow analysis, real estate and tangible tax appeals, market and feasibility studies, highest and best use analyses, and appraisal review. 

Preceding BBG, Eric was the Director of Valuation and Advisory Services for JBM Institutional Multifamily Advisors where his primary responsibilities included sourcing asset dispositions, financial analysis, underwriting for existing apartment investments, new construction, land development opportunities and fractured condominiums. These skills were integral in the developing of BOV (Broker Opinion of Value) proposals, offering memorandums and dynamic marketing campaigns. Other responsibilities included tracking development pipelines, construction, operational trends and disposition activity. Another key role is as a transaction manager coordinating between buyer and seller throughout the engagement, marketing, due diligence, closing and post-closing periods. During this 2.5-year tenure, Eric was directly involved in transaction activity that totaled approximately 16,000 multifamily units and a volume of $1.65 billion. 

Other previous experience includes senior appraiser positions at Tropical Realty Appraisal Services, Gillis & Associates and R/E Marketing Consultants. Each of these Florida based firms focused on valuation and consultation of every segment of real estate including multifamily, retail, hospitality, office, industrial, special purpose properties, and all types of vacant land. Engagements ranged traditional fee-based appraisals and consultations to complex eminent domain and litigation assignments. 

For more than 20 years, Mr. DeRango has appraised and consulted for various property types in Central Florida. He has also provided expert testimony in state and federal courts. His clients have included lending institutions, corporations, law firms, governmental agencies, and individuals.

He joined BBG through the 2022 acquisition of DeRango, Best & Associates.

Mr. DeRango is a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser in Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania and New York. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Finance from Stetson University in DeLand, Florida.

Mr. Best has extensive commercial appraisal experience in Florida and Georgia and served as an expert witness with the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court and as a real estate consultant for institutional clients.

His assignments have been prepared for a variety of lending institutions, corporations, law firms, governmental agencies, and individuals. He also has handled appraisal review assignments for several federally regulated lenders for USPAP compliance and overall appraisal credibility and quality. He is approved with most federally regulated lending institutions with operations in Central Florida.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Real Estate from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.