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Helping Lenders Navigate the Commercial Real Estate Appraisal Process

Simonson Real Estate

In 2022, Simonson Appraisals completed a steady stream of financing assignments with planned new construction or significant proposed renovations. On several occasions, we were presented information about construction or renovation plans well after the initial assignment was started.

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Navigating the Appraisal Process – What You Need to Know

Simonson Real Estate

The understanding here is the tenants could vacate and a more reliable value is provided by the fee simple analysis based on market rents. When a property has longer-term leases in place, even at market rates and terms, the interest appraised is typically leased fee. Value Scenarios.

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The Housing Market Has Become Like the Pymatuning Spillway

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

So many visitors have stopped by over the years, that they renovated the area to make it more visitor friendly, with better parking and a nicer observation area. Within the past couple of weeks, I have appraised several properties for purchases, where my opinion of the market value of these homes was significantly below the contract price.

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Why Appraisers Don’t Depreciate Land

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

What’s the difference between a newly constructed home and a hundred-year-old home? When developing an opinion of the market value of a property, what appraisers are really measuring is how much depreciation a property has suffered from, and more specifically how much depreciation the improvements on the land have depreciated.

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Top 10 Things Appraisers Wish Real Estate Agents Understood

McKissock

” “The definition of market value.” ” “How value is derived.” ” “Why the price per square foot is not an indicator of value.” ” “That cost does not equal value on homes, and picking comparable sales just to hit contract prices is unethical.

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When Should I Get An Appraisal

Town & Country Residential Appraisals

But did you know there are a number of other reasons you should be contracting an appraiser to perform a professional valuation on your property? My experience in completing appraisals for properties that have been sold without the professional expertise of a real estate professional is that the selling price is often lower than the value.

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Non-Arms Length Sales for Appraisers

Appraisal Today

However, there are six other types of real estate transactions that you need to know about so you can specify these sale types in your appraisal report as they can affect the market value of the property. Therefore, the final price may not reflect the market value of the property. built in 2000. percent from 7.13