Property Valuation Flashcards
Define Real Property
The land, anything attached to the land, and all the various rights associated with ownership of the land.
Real estate, realty, immovable property, and fixtures.
Examples:
- house
- Land
- Chandelier
- Oven
- Inground Pool
Land and Surface Right
Rights to land’s surfaces, extended approx. 30 feet below lands surface
Improvements on the Land
Improvements are anything permanently attached (directly or indirectly)
Examples:
- House Improvements
Fixtures such as:
- Window blinds attached to the house
Air Rights
Known as vertical rights, space above land
Solid Mineral Rights
Solid Minerals, examples like gold, granit
Liquid Right
Oil, gas etc.
In many states you don’t own liquid rights
-Own the rights to capture them under the doctrine of capture
Utilization pooling
Landowner owns a fraction of whatever mineral rights existing under their property
Property Value
What a buyer pays for
Appraisers
The people who estimate what buyers will pay for real estate; must have an appraisal license; real estate agents can only make comparative or competitive market analyzes
How appraiser estimates Real estate Value
- Appraiser defines rights, real estate being considered
- Preliminary survey ordered
- Completes a highest and best use analysis by collecting data and comparative properties
- Narrative for report is formed bia URAR, Fannie Mae/Freddy Mac
Value
How much a ready, willing an able buyer will pay for the property
D.U.ST.
The elements of value; factors that impact the appraiser estimate
Demand - The number of people that want to buy the property
Utility - Something’s usefulness
Supply - The more plentiful the less it’s worth
Transferability - Sellable real estate must be free from clouds on title
Change
A principle of value; real estate values are cyclical and change over time in response to the general economic climat
Anticipation
principal of value; benefit of property owner expect to receive oveer their lifetime of ownership
Substitution
Buyers will not pay more for something than they have to pay for a comparable good
Progression / regression
The increase (appreciation) or decrease (depreciation) in your property value due to substitution