<< Go Back Mr. Spann, CAI & AARE, chairman of the company, is a nationally renowned expert in real estate. A licensed broker for more than 50 years, Mr. Spann is a member of numerous professional associations, including the National Association of Real Estate Appraisers, the National Association of Home Builders, the New Jersey Builders Association, the National Association of Auctioneers, the National Institute of Farm and Land Brokers, the National Association of Realtors, the New Jersey Association of Realtors, the Tri-State Commercial Real Estate Brokers Association, as well as other local and national associations. He has served as president of the New Jersey Institute of Farm and Land Brokers.

Widely recognized as a true innovator in the real estate industry, Mr. Spann pioneered the use of auction marketing of real estate on the east coast of the United States. His unique ingenuity and dynamic approaches to problem solving have influenced generations of real estate professionals. His philanthropic endeavors are equally lauded with such beneficiaries as the National ARC, St. Judes Children Hospital, Habitat for Humanity, the Roman Catholic Church, United Way and many others.

Mr. Spann graduated Rutgers University with a bachelor's degree in agriculture and course work in real estate appraisal. He also graduated from Indiana University Certified Auctioneers Institute and the Missouri Auction School. He is a licensed real estate broker in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Max Spann Jr., CAI, partner and president, has more than 20 years of diverse experience in commercial and residential real estate as a broker, developer, site acquisition officer and marketing executive. During his career, he has purchased and managed development of hundreds of residential units and hundreds of thousands of square feet of commercial space on behalf of various entities. His multi-faceted experience includes acquisition, tenant/landlord representation, financing, development, asset management and commercial leasing.

Recognized as a leading innovator in accelerated marketing, he has lectured at Realtor, builder, developer and auctioneer conferences around the country. He is regularly quoted in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The London Times and numerous other newspapers and television outlets. Mr. Spann has coordinated the auctioning of hundreds of millions of dollars of real estate on the behalf of developers, lending institutions, private entities and various government agencies.

Mr. Spann graduated from Fairfield University with a bachelor's degree. In addition, he is a graduate of the New York University School of Real Estate, a graduate of the Certified Auctioneer Institute (CAI) and a graduate of the Missouri Auction School.

Mr. Spann is on the Board of Directors at Team Capital Bank, past-president of the New Jersey State Society of Auctioneers, the New Jersey representative for the Auction Action Network, a member of National Auctioneers Association, American Bankruptcy Institute, New Jersey League of Municipalities, National Association of Realtors, ICSC, BOMA, NAIOP, New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and the National Home Builders Association. He is a licensed real estate broker in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York. Robert Dann, AARE, executive vice president and chief operations officer, oversees all aspects of the auction marketing/campaign process and directs the inside sales team. Specifically, his management responsibilities include: advertisement customization, press release coordination, open house and auction day planning, as well as facilitation of the closing process.

Mr. Dann has seven years of experience in construction/property management and 25 years experience in marketing. He is a member of the board of trustees and vice president for the New Jersey State Society of Auctioneers, a member of the National Auctioneers Association and Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association, National Association of Homebuilders, Pennsylvania Bankers Association, Building Industry Association of Philadelphia and an Accredited Auctioneer of Real Estate (AARE).

Mr. Dann graduated from Gwyneed-Mercy College in Gwyneed Valley, Pa., with a bachelor's degree in business administration with a marketing concentration. He is also a graduate of the Missouri Auction School. Mr. Dann is an adjunct instructor for the Pennsylvania Auctioneer Licensing Course at Reading Area Community College. He is a licensed real estate salesperson in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania and a licensed auctioneer in Florida and Pennsylvania. Earle R. Steeves III, vice president and broker associate, is recognized as a specialist in financial and business consulting. He has more than 25 years of experience in farm finance and real estate, including 20 years as president and CEO of Farm Credit of North Central Jersey, ACA, a cooperative agricultural financial institution with more than $160 million in outstanding loans.

His experience includes the appraisal, sale and financing of farm and residential properties. He has completed various real estate appraisal courses and has been a member of the Farm Credit Appraisal Society.

He is also a past member of the Hunterdon County Board of Agriculture, the Land Use Advisory Board to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, the Governor's Task Force on Agricultural Credit, the Governor's Economic Master Plan Commission Task Force on Agriculture, the Agri-business and Fisheries Task Force, the Cook College Board of Managers of Rutgers University, the FARMS Commission of the N.J. Dept. of Agriculture Strategic Plan for Agriculture and the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to N.J. Planning Commission. He is a former Chairman of the Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce and the Acorn Montessori School. Present memberships include the Hunterdon County Parks & Recreation Advisory Board and the Union Township Parks and Recreation Committee.

Mr. Steeves has a bachelor's degree from the Cornell University College of Agriculture, Ithaca, New York. He has completed numerous courses in real estate appraisal at the college level, as well as internal Farm Credit appraisal seminars. Loren Fischer, the chief financial officer for Max Spann Real Estate & Auction Company, has management oversight and responsibility for all company financial and human resource functions and oversees revenues, costs, operating budget and capital expenditures. She is also a licensed real estate agent in New Jersey. Prior to joining Max Spann in 2005, Ms. Fisher held an executive position for managing the health management centers in North America for a top five pharmaceutical company. She has a bachelor's degree in nursing from Alfred University and obtained her master's in business administration in 2005. She serves on the Hunterdon Medical Center's Foundation Board and is a frequent volunteer for various causes, such as the Hunterdon Medical Center Auxiliary, YMCA and SAFE in Hunterdon