Mr. Diez is a recognized expert in the appraisal of commercial real estate in South Florida.
Diez + Associates founder Carlos A. Diez, MAI, CCIM is a highly skilled real estate valuation professional with primary geographic expertise in the Greater Miami area. He holds the prestigious MAI and CCIM designations, and is valued by clients and colleagues alike for his exceptional analytical ability, local market knowledge and high standards of professionalism and integrity.
Since 2007, Mr. Diez has completed assignments involving properties valued cumulatively at over $5 billion. After several years as a Senior Appraiser at Waronker & Rosen, a long-established Miami-based appraisal firm, Mr. Diez was tapped by Capstone Valuation Advisors, an Orlando-based firm with offices throughout the state, to oversee its operations in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe Counties as Managing Director.
In 2019, Mr. Diez established Diez + Associates, an independent practice dedicated to providing commercial real estate valuation services of the highest caliber to clients requiring local market expertise in South Florida.
What is an MAI?
Those holding the MAI designation have met the rigorous education and experience requirements of the Appraisal Institute, the oldest and most well-respected professional society of real estate appraisers. MAI-designated appraisers have in-depth knowledge of the local markets, and the training in advanced concepts necessary to interpret the complex factors that influence value. In the field of commercial real estate appraisal, the MAI designation represents knowledge, experience and integrity. For more information, click on the logo below.
Diez + Associates requires that all of its appraisers be Designated members, Candidates, or Practicing Affiliates in the Appraisal Institute.
What is a CCIM?
The CCIM Institute is commercial real estate’s most influential professional organization. The CCIM designation is conferred upon commercial real estate leaders who have a proven record of success in the field and have demonstrated a mastery of financial, market and investment analysis. CCIM designees are recognized as leading experts in the field of commercial investment real estate. For more information on the CCIM Institute, click on the logo below.
Personal
Carlos A. Diez was born in Cuba and, though he arrived in the US as a small child, speaks Spanish fluently. He grew up in Miami and graduated from the University of Florida with a B.A. in Economics, and had a successful career in the telecommunications industry in data networking and technical marketing roles in Washington, DC and New York. During this time, he took an interest in and did graduate work in computer network engineering and database systems. He then entered the real estate profession, first as a sales agent and investor in New York City, and then as an appraiser upon his return to Miami. Fascinated by the economics of real estate, he enrolled in every course he could and completed the Appraisal Institute MAI education curriculum within three years, and the core CCIM curriculum within one year. He earned his stripes as an appraiser in the challenging environment leading up to and following the financial crisis. In recent years, drawing on his technology background, he has been exploring ways to use database systems to enhance the quality and efficiency of real estate market analysis and appraisal processes, and is an ardent believer in the potential for technology to transform the field of commercial real estate for the better. Mr. Diez lives in Miami with his wife, pianist Sahily Cánovas.