TJ has been in the valuation industry for over 40 years and is a trusted industry analyst and consultant.
Mr. McCarthy has held various leadership positions in the appraisal industry, including President of the Chicago Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, President of the Illinois Coalition of Appraisal Professionals (ICAP), and currently serves on the Illinois Coalition of Appraisal Professionals Board and the NAIFA Chicago Chapter Board.
Mr. McCarthy holds the SRA designation from the Appraisal Institute and the IFA designation from the National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers.
He has been an appraisal analyst for Channel 7 ABC Eyewitness News, Channel 5 NBC News and is a nationally approved appraisal instructor with the Appraisal Institute and the National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers.
In 2002 he was appointed by the State of Illinois to the Illinois Real Estate Appraisal Licensing Board with the Department of Professional Regulations. He served on the State Appraisal Board for 12 years and was the Board Chair from 2006 – 2008. TJ also served on the Appraisal Foundations State Regulatory Advisory Board – SRAG in Washington D.C.