Valuation Comparable Method Quiz Flashcards
Under VPS 5 of the Red Book, the comparable method falls under which approach?
- Market Approach or Market Value
Why is the comparable method used?
- Direct approach for comparing like-for-like
Where would you find guidance on the comparable method?
- RICS guidance Note Comparable evidence in real estate valuation (1st Edition, Oct 2019)
What is a comparable?
- A similar type of property used to providede infromation as evidence to support a valuation
What is the economic principle behind the comparable method?
- Substitution - the buyer of an ittem would not pay more for it than the cost of acquiring a satisfactory substitue.
What should a comparable be?
- Comprehensive
- Very similar
- Recent transaction
- Arms length transaction in the open market
- Verifiable
- Consistent with local market practice
How many comparables do you need?
- A minimum of three but as many as it takes to arrive at the value
What are the RICS 3 categories of comparables?
- Cat A - Direct transactional evidence
- Cat B - Market Data providing guidance rather than indication of value. (from published sources, databases, historic evidenceand ddemand/supply
- Cat C - Other sources, transactional evidence from other property types and locations and other relevant background data.
Why can the comparable method be challenging?
- Hard to find comparables
- Poor quality of comparagbles
- Fast moving market (evidence is out of date)
- Unverified comparables
- Limited evidence due to market conditions
When is the market approach (market sales comparison approach used)?
- Straightforward residential assets
Would you eve apply the comparable method in another valuation approach?
- Yes - Investment method (income approach) to find net rental income and yield
- Yes - Profits method (income approach) to asses Fair Maintainable Trade
- Yes - DCF (income approach) to derive key inputs
- Yes - DRC (Cost approach) to find land value and build costs
- Yes - RLV (cost approach) to find GDV and development costs
Where can you source comparables from?
- Direct trannsactional evidence
- Publiccaly available information
- Asking Prices
- Sale Price (of the subject)
- Historic evidence (market trends)
- Databases
- Press
What must you do when researching evidence?
- Verify it with the parties involved
What should be attributed the highest weight as comparable evidence?
- Recently completed transactions of other, similar property for which full and accurate infromation is available.
What are the two stages of analysing comparable evidence?
- Establishing a common measurement or other comparison standard
- Adjusting comparahble evidence