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Appraisal and Land Use Flashcards

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Fiscal Year

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A year as reckoned for taxing or accounting purposes

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Variance

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An exception granted to existing zoning regulations for special reasons

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Market Value

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

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Gross income multiplier (GIM)

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A 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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Deferred Maintenance

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Negligent care of a building

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Contract Rent

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

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“DUST”

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The 4 elements that create value: Demand, Utility, Scarcity, Transerability

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Improvements

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Any buildings or structures on a lot

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Actual Depreciation

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

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Net Income

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Sometimes known as net operating income. The remaining income after operating expensed have been subtracted from the gross income of a property

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Condemnation

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A common name for eminent domain, or the right of the government to take private property from an owner for public use, paying fair market value

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Corner lot

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A lot found at the intersection of two streets

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Principle of Anticipation

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The market anticipates the future benefits that are to be derived from the property.

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Sales Comparison Approach

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An appraisal method using the principles of substitution to compare similar properties

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Assemblage

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

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Economic age

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Age of a building determined by its condition and usefulness.

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Utility Value

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The usefulness of the property

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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 Gross Income

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

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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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Price

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What is paid for something

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Replacement Cost

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The cost of replacing improvements with modern materials and techniques

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Gross rent multiplier (GRM)

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A figure which, when multiplied by the monthly rental income, equals the property’s market value.

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transferability

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The ability to transfer ownership of an item from one person or entity to another.

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Cul-de-Sac Lot

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A lot on a dead-end street

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Eminent Domain

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The 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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Demand

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The desire to buy or obtain a commodity

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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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Cost approach

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An appraisal method that estimates replacement cost of the improvements, deducts estimated accrued depreciation, and then adds market value of the land.

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Principle of Substitution

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The 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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Capitalization

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The process of calculating the present worth of a property on the basis of its capacity to continue to produce an income stream

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Depreciation

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Loss in value from any cause

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Functional Utility

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The combined factors of usefulness with desirability.

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Supply

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

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Actual Age

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The real age of a building

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Economic Life

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

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Comps

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A term used by real estate agents and appraisers to mean comparable properties

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Effective Demand

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The desire coupled with purchasing power.

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Reproduction Cost

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The current cost of building a replica of the subject structure using similar quality materials; refers to exact duplication of the buildings; usually costs more than replacement costs

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Vacancy Factor

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Lost income because of a vacant unit

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Ad Valorem

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A Latin prefix meaning according to value. Local governments levy real property tax based on the assessed value. Property taxes are known as ad valorem taxes.

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Front Footage

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The width of a property along the street

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Effective Age

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

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Reconciliation

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Sometimes called correlation, this is the adjustment process of weighing the results of all three appraisal methods to arrive at a final estimate of market value for the subject property.

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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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Market Rent

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The rent a property should bring in the open market

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Cost

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Represents expenses in money, labor, material, or sacrifices in acquiring or producing something

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Accrued

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Accumulated over a period of time

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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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Book Value

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

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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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Appraisal

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An act or process of developing an opinion of value.

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Accrued Depreciation

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

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Income approach

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A method of appraising property based on the property’s anticipated future income.

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Appreciation

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An increase in value

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Subdivision

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A plot of land divided into smaller portions for the purpose of building

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Cap Rate

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A term sometimes used to refer to capitalization rate

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Value

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The 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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Appraisal Report

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

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Calendar Year

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This starts on January 1 and continues through December 31 of the same year.

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