Ch 2-3 Flashcards
Data that relates to the four forces that affect real property values are xxxx forces. This type of data is usually not specific to any particular property but is applicable in many assignments of similar types of properties. Also known as xx data.” defines xx
social, economic, governmental, and environmental forces.
macro-level
General Data
Usually it is the xxx influences that exert the greatest pressure.
closer and more proximate
Sources of General Data
- Government
- Trade associations
- Utility companies
- School districts
- Universities
- Departments of transportation
- Planning boards
- Multiple listing services
- Chambers of commerce
Some common sources of specific data include:
- Deeds
- Location maps
- Tax maps
- Flood maps
- Assessor’s records
- Title companies
- Zoning ordinances
- Multiple listing services
The Deed will give you info about
- The legal description of the property
- The owners of record
- Easements of record
- Deed restrictions
- Chain of title (when the property was purchased and from whom)
If you are appraising the property for a mortgage, ask the lender for a copy of x
the Deed.
Flood maps are prepared by the xxx
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
SFHA
Special Flood Hazard Area
Designated Flood Zones are
V and A
Most MLS systems provide limited information regarding listings and sales of xx. Typically, most xx sales and listings will not appear in a local or regional MLS. The main focus of most local and regional MLS systems is on xx.
vacant land
commercial and industrial
residential properties
Define Land
- In law, the solid surface on the earth, as distinguished from water.
- One of the four agents of production in economic theory”
Land has x improved.
not been
What are the agents of production:
land, labor, capital, entrepreneurial coordination
Land is x - site is x.
raw
improved
“Improved land or a lot in a finished state so that it is ready to be used for a specific purpose.” defines
Site
Examples of what makes Land a site?
- Roads
- Curbs and gutters
- Water
- Sewage disposal
- Grading
- Fill
- Drainage
- Site plans
- Site approval
- Zoning changes
- Permits
In most residential appraising, we are valuing x rather than x.
site
land
Separate site valuations may be required in:
- Cost approach
- Assessments and taxation
- Condemnation appraisals (process of eminent domain)
- Certain income capitalization methods * Highest and best use analysis
The cost approach is sometimes referred to as the x
summation approach (outdated).
In developing the cost approach we start with the xx
site value.