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Posted: February 12, 2009
Zaval and Lambert join FNF 1031 Exchange Services, Inc. - N.E. office
According to FNF 1031 Exchange Services, Inc., Edward Zaval has joined the company's N.E. office as vice president and regional manager, and Mary Lambert has joined the company as a senior exchange Coordinator, servicing this region's needs in section 1031 like kind exchange transactions.
Zaval's 1031 transactional experience includes individual and corporate exchanges of real estate, as well as office and industrial equipment, triple-net properties and other 1031-eligible property. His articles have appeared in the New England Real Estate Journal.
Lambert has considerable experience in the field, being previously associated with two institutional qualified intermediaries, and works closely with attorneys and other professional advisors in processing exchange documentation for diverse like kind structures.
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