Unit 19 - Real Estate Appraisal Flashcards

1
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Define an appraisal?

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An opinion of value based on supportable evidence and approved methods

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2
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What law are appraisals required to follow?

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The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)

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3
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Illinois recognizes what 3 categories of appraisers?

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  1. Associate Real Estate Trainee
  2. Certified Residential Real Estate Appraisal
  3. Certified General Real Estate Appraisal
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4
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A comparative market analysis can be done by who?

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A real estate licensee

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5
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What is a CMA based on?

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  1. Recently closed properties
  2. Properties currently on the market
  3. Properties that did not sell
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6
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Define a Brokers Price Opinion?

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A less expensive alternative of valuating properties often used by lenders

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7
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Define Value?

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Monetary worth based on desirability

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8
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What are the 4 characteristics of value?

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  1. Demand
  2. Utility
  3. Scarcity
  4. Transfer-ability
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9
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Define the Market Value of a property?

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The most probable price that a property should bring in a fair sale

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10
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What is the difference between Market Value & Market Price?

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Market Value is an opinion value based on an analysis of date.
Market Price is what a property actually sells for-its sales price.

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11
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What affects value of real estate?

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  1. Anticipation
  2. Change
  3. Competition
  4. Conformity
  5. Contribution
  6. Highest and Best Use
  7. Plottage
  8. Regression and Progression
  9. Substitution
  10. Supply and Demand
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12
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Define Anticipation

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When value is created by the expectation that certain events will occur

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13
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Define Change

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The principle that no physical or economic condition will remain constant

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14
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Define Competition

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The interaction of supply and demand

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15
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Define Conformity

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When maximum value is created when a property is in harmony with its surroundings

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16
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Define Contribution

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When the value of any part of a property is measured by its effect on the value as a whole

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17
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Define Highest and Best Use

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The most profitable single use to which the property may be put, or the use that is most likely to be in demand in the near future

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18
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Define the Law of Increasing Returns

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Applies as long as the money spent on improvements produces and increase in income or sale

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19
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Define the Law of Diminishing Returns

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Applies at a point where additional improvements do not increase income or value

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20
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Define Plottage

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A principle that holds when merging adjacent lots into a single larger one produces a greater land value

21
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Define Regression

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When the worth of a better quality property is affected by the presence of a lesser quality property

22
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Define Progression

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When the value of a modest home would be higher if it were located among larger, fancier properties

23
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Define Substitution

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When the maximum value of a property tends to be set by how much it would cost to replace it

24
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Define Supply and Demand

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A principle that holds that the value of a property depends on the number of properties available

25
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To arrive at an accurate opinion of value, appraisers use which 3 valuation techniques

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  1. Sales Comparison Approach
  2. Cost Approach
  3. Income Approach
26
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Define the Sales Comparison Approach

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An estimate of value by comparing the property being appraised with recently sold properties

27
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What are the 6 elements of comparison in a Sales Comparison Approach?

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  1. Financing Concessions
  2. Market Conditions
  3. Conditions of Sale
  4. Market Conditions since the date of sale
  5. Location
  6. Physical features/Amenities
28
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The cost approach is based on what?

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Substitution and uses the reproduction cost and replacement cost

29
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What is the difference between the reproduction cost and replacement cost?

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Reproduction cost is the construction cost at current prices of an exact duplicate
Replacement cost is the cost to construct an improvement similar but not an exact duplicate

30
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What are the 4 ways to determine a reproduction or replacement cost?

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  1. Square Foot Method
  2. Unit in Place Method
  3. Quantity Survey Method
  4. Index Method
31
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Define the Square Foot Method

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The cost per square foot of a recently built comparable is multiplied by the number of square feet

32
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Define the Unit in Place Method

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The replacement cost is estimated based on the construction cost per unit of measure of individual building components

33
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Define Quantity Survey Method

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The quantity and Quality of all material and the labor are estimated on a unit cost basis

34
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Define the Index Method

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A factor representing the percentage increase of construction costs up to the present time is applied to the original cost of the property

35
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Define Depreciation

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A loss in value due to any cause, its considered curable or incurable

36
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Define Physical Deterioration

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A curable item that is need of repair and economically feasible

37
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Define Functional Obsolescence

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Means a loss in value from the markets response top the item ie. outdated or unacceptable features

38
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Define External Obsolescence

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Is caused by negative factors not on the subject property ie. zoning, environmental/social/economic forces

39
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Define Economic Life

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The period during which something is expected to remain useful for its intended purpose

40
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Define the Income Approach

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Is based on the present value of the rights to future income

41
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What types of properties is the Income Approach used for?

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Apartment Buildings, Offices and Shopping Centers

42
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How do you calculate the Net Operating Income (NOI)?

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Deduct the annual operating expenses from the effective gross income

43
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Define Capitalization Rate

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The rate of return that an investor will demand for the investment of capital in a type of building

44
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How do you calculate value?

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Income divided by rate

45
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How do you find the rate?

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Income multiplied by value

46
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How do you find the income?

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Value multiplied by rate

47
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When is a Gross Rent Multiplier used?

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When a buyer is interested in purchasing a one to four unit residential property

48
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When is a Gross Income Multiplier used?

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When a buyer is interested in purchasing five or more units

49
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Define Reconciliation

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The act of analyzing and effectively weighing the findings from the three approaches