Unit 8: Valuation + Market Analysis Flashcards
Evaluation:
A study of a property, possibly for land use or marketability.
Valuation:
The process of forming an opinion of a property’s value.
Appraisal:
Determines property value based on the appraisal “problem,” which varies depending on the property type, client, and intended purpose of the appraisal.
What do appraisers help with?
determine property worth, mortgage value, investment value, or insured value.
What are real estate licensees responsible for?
preparing a comparative market analysis for what buyers in a given market will pay for the property
Price:
Amount the buyer paid for a property and what the seller has accepted
Value:
A property’s worth that may not equal price or cost
Cost:
Amount to recreate that property if it disappeared off the face of the earth today
What are the 4 factors of value?
Demand, Utility, Scarcity, and Transferability
The principle of conformity:
A property’s value is determined in part by how well it conforms to its surrounding area.
The principle of competition:
A property’s value is determined in part based on what else is available.
The principle of substitution:
A reasonable person will not pay more for a property if a comparable one can be had for less.
The principle of contribution:
The value of any given change to the property is dependent on the value of the property as a whole.
Highest and best:
The most profitable (and legal and possible) use of a property
Plottage:
The joining of two adjacent parcels to increase the overall property value beyond what each would be worth if sold separately
Regression:
A decline in value due to the decline in value of neighboring properties
Progression:
The increase in property value from increased surrounding property values
Sales Comparison Approach to Value:
based on the value of similar properties in the market - appraiser look at both qualitative (elemental) and quantitative (unit-based) assets of a property
What are the elements of property used in the sales comparison approach?
financing terms and cash equivalency, conditions of sale, market conditions at the time of contract and closing, location, and physical characteristics
Cost Approach to Value:
based on the cost to rebuild the property - weighed heavily when property is unique/newly constructed
External depreciation:
caused by factors outside the property (e.g., an airport is built nearby, causing noise)