Virginia Land Brokers, We Are the Regional Land Experts.
Since our founding, we have brokered land sales approaching $1 Billion in Value.
Let us represent you when its time to sell your land.
Landowners Love Us…You Will Too!
Virginia Land Advisors represents landowners who wish to sell land, whether zoned for residential, agriculture, industrial or commercial purposes. Our associates are experts in land brokerage, conservation, strategic and succession planning, easement acquisition or disposition, for-fee development, agricultural preservation, and more.
We provide a free Opinion of Value on any land parcel and expert guidance on positioning a property for sale or rezoning, increasing the value of your property, preserving long-term development potential, and protecting property from unexpected tax consequences and the many issues that landowners face.
Meet the Team
Stephen J. Ferrandi
President & Broker of Record
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Stephen J. Ferrandi
Stephen Ferrandi, founder and Broker of Record, has been actively involved in the sale of many thousands of acres of land throughout Maryland since 1997. He has advised farmers, landowners, investors, lenders, institutions, developers and homebuilders on smart and effective ways to maximize the market value of their land. A natural problem-solver, Stephen has represented landowners throughout the state in rezoning their property to increase density and improve market value. He also has worked to reclassify sewer and water designations, obtain Planned Unit Development approvals, text amendments, lot line adjustments, transfer of development right transfers as well as coordinating the sale of land for preservation purposes.
Stephen holds a Masters Degree in Real Estate from Johns Hopkins University, where he has also served as a member of the adjunct faculty in The Business School. He holds the designation of Accredited Land Consultant from the Realtor's Land Institute and is a frequent teacher, lecturer and expert witness on matters of land and development throughout Maryland.
Stephen is also available to speak to the media on land, real estate and development issues.
Barbara K. Bindon
Managing Director
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Barbara K. Bindon
A licensed real estate agent and project manager, Barb is MLA's Director, ensuring that all runs smoothly and client experience is bar-none. Barb is also a specialist in religious properties, heritage builds, and restoration projects--expertise that really pays dividends on older properties.
Having worked with Hewlett-Packard and The Disney Companies, Barb is a believer in diligent work ethic, stellar customer service, and she brings her special brand of service and organization to the brokerage.
Josh Halbedel
Director of Daily Operations
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Josh Halbedel
Stephen Ferrandi, founder and Broker of Record, has been actively involved in the sale of many thousands of acres of land throughout Maryland since 1997. He has advised farmers, landowners, investors, lenders, institutions, developers and homebuilders on smart and effective ways to maximize the market value of their land. A natural problem-solver, Stephen has represented landowners throughout the state in rezoning their property to increase density and improve market value. He also has worked to reclassify sewer and water designations, obtain Planned Unit Development approvals, text amendments, lot line adjustments, transfer of development right transfers as well as coordinating the sale of land for preservation purposes.
Stephen holds a Masters Degree in Real Estate from Johns Hopkins University, where he has also served as a member of the adjunct faculty in The Business School. He holds the designation of Accredited Land Consultant from the Realtor's Land Institute and is a frequent teacher, lecturer and expert witness on matters of land and development throughout Maryland.
Stephen is also available to speak to the media on land, real estate and development issues.
Tracy Koch
Director of Daily Operations
Direct: 866-910-5263
Email: Tracy@EARealtyCompanies.com
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Tracy Koch
With a background in mortgage banking, compliance, and customer service, Tracy brings a host of cross-industry skills and knowledge to her work in real estate brokerage. In her primary role as Maryland Land's Director of Daily Operations, Tracy oversees all client matters. ensuring that the team's complex transactions and projects reach culmination, smoothly and successfully.
When Tracy isn't quarterbacking the Maryland Land team, she undertakes special real estate assignments that require her design and staging skills. Tracy's first such listing was a Carroll County custom home on seven acres. Because the sellers wanted top price, Tracy put on her staging hat: she spent a week painting, moving furniture, hanging art, and removing clutter. The property went under contract within 48 hours - with a full-price offer. Tracy is just one more reason that Maryland Land is able to provide client services that no other land brokerage can.
Jay Amin
Director of Development Services
Direct: 732-778-9780
Email: Jay@valandbrokers.com
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Jay Amin
Jay Amin has been an active professional in real estate development and construction for more than twenty years. Early in his career, Jay worked as a design engineer for commercial real estate developments and large-scale infrastructure projects. Jay transitioned into land acquisition, entitlements, and development management with Fortune 500 homebuilder, Lennar, including managing land assets for the company's market entry into urban infill multifamily development.
It is this wealth of engineering and development experience that Jay brings to bear in his work as Maryland Land's Director of Development. On behalf of our clients, Jay manages for-fee development projects, liaising with civil engineers and local government to take raw, unentitled land through the land development process to secure approvals and permits for residential and commercial projects.
Jay is an active member of the Maryland Building Industry Association as well as the Urban Land Institute, including ULI NEXT and volunteering through UrbanPlan and Advisory Services. Jay is a licensed Professional Engineer and holds a Real Estate Salesperson. Jay earned his magna cum laude Bachelor of Science in civil engineering with concentrations in construction management and geotechnical engineering from Rutgers University as well as his Master of Business Administration in management and real estate finance from the University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business.
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Phil Ricker
When he isn't teaching children how to play baseball, Phil spends his time searching tax records, zoning records and deeds in an effort to ensure we at Maryland Land Advisors have all of the information necessary to produce stellar reports and insights for our clients. He has been researching land for more than 20 years.