About S. Patz & Associates
S. Patz & Associates is a Virginia-based real estate consulting firm providing market analysis, feasibility studies, fiscal impact assessments, appraisals, and strategic advisory services to developers, lenders, public agencies, and housing organizations. Based in Potomac Falls, Virginia, the firm brings more than 20 years of experience advising developers, builders, lenders, investors, housing organizations, and public-sector agencies on complex real estate and land use decisions.
Known for its independent, data-driven approach, S. Patz & Associates delivers rigorous analysis grounded in demographic, economic, and real estate market research. The firm helps clients evaluate market support, assess development feasibility, strengthen due diligence, and make informed decisions regarding investment, planning, zoning, and project implementation.
Across hundreds of assignments, S. Patz & Associates has earned a reputation for analysis that is thorough, independent, and shaped by the specific circumstances of each engagement. The firm’s experience spans rental and for-sale housing, affordable housing, senior living, mixed-use development, retail, office, industrial, self-storage, grocery, restaurant, gas station, hotel, and hospitality projects, as well as Virginia proffer analyses, fiscal impact studies, and multifamily appraisals.
S. Patz & Associates also works closely with housing finance agencies, local governments, planning departments, redevelopment authorities, and economic development organizations on studies that support policy development, funding decisions, rezonings, entitlement efforts, tax credit applications, bond financing, and other development approvals. Across all assignments, the firm is committed to providing objective conclusions, clear guidance, and the level of detail needed to support sound real estate and planning decisions.
What sets S. Patz & Associates apart
Our leadership is deeply involved at every stage of every project. Clients value the direct access they have to senior leadership and the experience we bring to each engagement.
S. Patz & Associates is completely independent and conflict-free. We have no affiliations with developers or lenders. Our recommendations follow the data, without exception.
Over more than 20 years, we have compiled proprietary market databases covering rental and for-sale housing, commercial, and hospitality properties. This depth of historical data enables benchmarking and competitive analysis unavailable through standard research tools.
We conduct meticulous on-site research, including direct interviews with property managers, owners, and key stakeholders. Our commitment to detailed fieldwork ensures insights that are relevant, accurate, and current.
We have cultivated strong relationships with clients across industries, as well as with public sector organizations. These connections provide deeper insight into site-specific and regional issues on every assignment.
More than 70 percent of our work comes from repeat clients. That figure speaks to the quality of the work and the trust clients place in our findings.
A sample of completed assignments
S. Patz & Associates has prepared numerous market studies, feasibility analyses, fiscal impact studies, and Virginia proffer analyses for public, private, and nonprofit clients.
Representative Clients
S. Patz & Associates serves a broad range of public, private, and nonprofit clients, from housing authorities and planning agencies to national homebuilders, lenders, and mission-driven developers.
- Alleghany County, Virginia
- Botetourt County, Virginia
- City of Winchester, Virginia
- Bristol Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Crater Planning District Commission
- Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development
- Prince William County Department of Economic Development
- Harrisonburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Hopewell Redevelopment and Housing Authority
- Mount Rogers Planning District Commission
- Southside Planning District Commission
- Town of Clifton Forge, Virginia
- Town of Front Royal, Virginia
- Town of South Hill, Virginia
- Town of New Market, Virginia
- Town of Warsaw, Virginia
- Wytheville Redevelopment & Housing Authority
- Wells Fargo
- Capital One Multifamily Finance, LLC
- Deutsche Bank Berkshire Mortgage, Inc.
- Berkadia Commercial Mortgage
- Greystone & Co.
- Colliers Mortgage
- Berkeley Point Capital
- Love Funding Corporation
- Harper Capital Partners LLC
- Highland Commercial Mortgage, LLC
- John B. Levy & Company, Inc.
- Pulte Group
- NVR, Inc./ Ryan Homes
- DRB Group
- Armada Hoffler
- HHHunt
- The Breeden Company
- Landmark Property Management Company
- Fitch Irick Corporation
- Marlyn Development Corporation
- The Cathcart Group
- Stateson Homes
- Lester Development Corporation
- Taft-Mills Group
- Pinnacle Construction
- Surber Development
- R. P. Fralin
- SAS Builders / CMG Leasing
- The NHP Foundation
- New Hampshire Housing
- Better Housing Coalition
- Commonwealth Catholic Charities
- Montgomery Housing Partnership
- Community Action Partnership of Strafford County
- Mennonite Home Communities
- Housing Alexandria
- Virginia United Methodist Housing Development Corporation
- Appalachian Highlands Housing Partners
- Open Door Community
- Portsmouth Christian Outreach Ministries
- Ainger Place Development Corporation