Randall Bell

Randall Bell
Born
Cleveland, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
OccupationReal estate damage economist[2]
Known for"The Master of Disaster"[3][4]
Children4
Academic background
Alma materUCLA, Fielding Graduate University
ThesisPosttraumatic Behaviors: The Socioeconomic Reasoning of Homeowners Who Voluntarily Remained in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina[1] (2013)
Doctoral advisorMiguel Guilarte, PhD
Academic work
DisciplineSocioeconomics
Websitewww.landmarkresearch.com

Randall Bell (born 1959), is a socio-economist,[5] real estate economist and appraiser,[2] expert witness,[6] and author based in Los Angeles, California known for dealing with stigmatized property.[7][8] Bell is an expert on real estate damages,[6] who authored a highly referenced textbook on the subject,[9][10] and was called "Dr. Disaster" by The Wall Street Journal.[11] Bell's notable cases include: Nicole Brown Simpson's Los Angeles condominium, the mansion where 39 Heaven's Gate members died of suicide, the JonBenét Ramsey house in Colorado, the World Trade Center site, and properties damaged in the Rodney King riots and by Hurricane Katrina.[10][12][13]

  1. ^ Bell, Randall (2013). Posttraumatic Behaviors: The Socioeconomic Reasoning of Homeowners Who Voluntarily Remained in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (PhD). Santa Barbara, CA: Fielding Graduate University, UMI Dissertation Publishing.
  2. ^ a b Rachel Bianco (18 November 2020). "'A look at San Diego's most infamous homes'". ABC 10 News San Diego. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. ^ Nanci G. Hutson (4 December 2014). "'Master of Disaster' helps Newtown acquire gunman's home". Greenwich Time. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. ^ Lauren Beale (19 May 2012). "'Celebrity sellers have little effect on home prices'". LA Times.
  5. ^ Kathleen Elkins (7 April 2017). "7 'rich habits' of highly successful people, from a man who studied them for 25 years". Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b Cynthia Anderson (December 1, 2011). "Tragic events stigmatize properties". Sarasota Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  7. ^ Cynthia L. Webb. "Appraiser puts a price tag on sites of tragedy". Associated Press. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ Vincent J. Schodolski (1997-11-21). "Need To Sell A House With A History? Call Randall Bell". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference ocweekly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ a b Cynthia Anderson (2011-12-02). "Tragic events stigmatize properties". Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference wsj was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Andrew Khouri (2013-10-11). "Appraiser is go-to guy for stigmatized properties". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  13. ^ Jeff Collins (2013-08-09). "Appraiser of doom finds his niche". OC Register. Retrieved 2014-11-01.