Appraisal and Land Use Flashcards

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Environmental Impact Report

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A study of how a development will affect the ecology of its surroundings

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Cost Approach

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Appraisal Method - estimates replacement cost of the improvements, deducts estimated accrued depreciation and then adds market value of the land

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Front Footage

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Width of a property along the street

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Net Income

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NOI - remaining income after operating expensed have been subtracted from the gross income of a property

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5
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Ad Valorem

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Latin for according to value - Local governments levy real property tax based on the assessed value.

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6
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Property taxes are known as what type of tax?

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Ad valorem taxes

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Cost

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Expenses in money, labor, material or sacrifices in acquiring or producing something

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Appreciation

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Increase in value

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Demand

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the desire to buy or obtain a commodity

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Reproduction Cost

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Current cost of building a replica of the subject structure using similar quality materials - exact duplication of the buildings

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11
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Which costs more - reproduction or replacement costs?

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Reproduction

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12
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Contract Rent

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Amount of rental income due from the tenant as agreed in the lease agreement

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13
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Calendar Year

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Jan 1 - Dec 31

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Assessed Value

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Value placed on property by a public tax assessor as a basis for taxation

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Deferred Maintenance

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Negligent care of a building

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Corner Lot

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Lot found at the intersection of 2 streets

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17
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Cap Rate

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Capitalization Rate

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Appraisal Report

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Written report setting forth an appraiser’s estimates of value of a subject property

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Transferability

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Ability to transfer ownership of an item from one person or entity to another

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20
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Fiscal Year

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a year as reckoned for taxing or accounting purposes

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21
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Vacancy Factor

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Lost income because of a vacant unit

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22
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“DUST”

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4 elements that create value - Demand, Utility, Scarcity and Transferability

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Assemblage

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Putting several smaller, less valuable parcels together under 1 ownership to increase value of total property

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24
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Economic Age

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Age of a building determined by its condition and usefulness

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Supply

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Total amount of an item that is for sale or lease, at various prices, at any given point in time

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Capital Improvements

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Any permanent improvement made to real estate for the purpose of increasing the useful life of the property or increasing the property’s value

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Effective Demand

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Desire coupled with purchasing power

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Value

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Power of goods or services to command other goods in exchange for the present worth of future benefits arising from ownership

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Sales Comparison Approach

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Appraisal Method - using the principles of substitution to compare similar properties

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Accrued

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Accumulated over a period of time

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Reconciliation

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AKA correlation - adjustment process of weighing the results of all 3 appraisal methods to arrive at a final estimate of market value for the subject property

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Appraisal

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Act or process of developing an opinion of value

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Income Approach

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Appraisal Method - based on the property’s anticipated future income

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Gross Rent

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Income (figured annually) received from rental units before any expenses are deducted

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Capitalization

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Process of calculating the present worth of a property on the basis of its capacity to continue to product an income stream

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Price

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What is paid for something

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Scarcity

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Less availability of a commodity in the marketplace resulting in increased value when demand exceeds supply

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Eminent Domain

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Right of the government to take private property from the owner, for public use, and paying for the fair market value

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Economic Life

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Estimated period over which an improved property may be profitably used to yield a return

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Comp

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comparable properties

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Market Value

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Price the property would bring if freely offered on the open market with both a willing buyer and willing seller

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Depreciation

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Loss in value from any cause

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Variance

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Exception granted to existing zoning regulations for special reasons

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Principal of Anticipation

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Market anticipates the future benefits that are to be derived from the property

45
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Cul-de-sac Lot

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Lot on a dead end street

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Utility Value

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Usefulness of the property

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Functional Utility

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Combined factors of usefulness with desirability

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Improvements

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Any buildings or structures on a lot

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Effective Gross Income

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Anticipated income resulting from estimated potential gross income from a rental property less an allowance for vacancy and bad debts

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Operating Expenses

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Expenditures necessary to the operation of an income-producing building

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Effective Age

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Years or age shown by the condition and utility of a structure, rather than its actual or chronological age

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Book Value

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Initial cost of the property plus capital improvements and minus the total accrued depreciation

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Actual age

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Real age of a building

54
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Condemnation is a common name for what?

A

Eminent Domain

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Replacement Cost

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Cost of replacing improvements with modern materials and techniques

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Actual Depreciation

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Depreciation occurring as a result of physical, functional, or economic forces that cause loss in value to a building

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Subdivision

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Plot of land divided into smaller portions for the purpose of building

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Gross Rent Multiplier (GRM)

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Figure which, when multiplied by the monthly rental income, equals the property’s market value

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Accrued Depreciation

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Difference between the cost to replace the property and the property’s current appraised value

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Gross Income Multiplier (GIM)

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Figure which, when multiplied by the annual gross income from all sources not just annual rent, equals the property’s market value

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Principle of Substitution

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Market value of a property is affected by the cost of obtaining an equally desirable and valuable property as a substitute

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Market Rent

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Rent a property should bring in the open market