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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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Can New Construction Sales be Used in an Appraisal of an Older Home?

Birmingham Appraisal

This decline in the number of houses sold in some areas has made it difficult to do appraisals because of the lack of comps. They wanted to know if it was okay to use new construction sales in an appraisal of an older home. Appraisal Process To answer this it’s important to understand the appraisal process.

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The Loan Officer’s Guide to Appraisals Part 9: New Construction

Riverfront Appraisals

Welcome to the September edition of our blog series, The Loan Officer’s Guide to Appraisals. This entire year, I’ve been blogging once a month with the purpose of assisting loan officers to better understand the appraisal process. This month’s blog post will be all about new construction appraisals.

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Can a New Construction Sale be Used as a Comp for an Older Home?

Birmingham Appraisal

This decline in the number of houses sold in some areas has made it difficult to do appraisals because of the lack of comps. They wanted to know if it was okay to use a new construction sale as a comp for an older home. Appraisal Process To answer this it’s important to understand the appraisal process.

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What Impact Do Renovations Have on Appraisal Value?

Birmingham Appraisal

Home Renovations and Appraisal Value As an appraiser, I get asked about how much value will be added for different types of home projects or renovations. Appraisers are able to do what is referred to as a “ subject to appraisal ” by looking at the scope of work that owners may want to do.

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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.

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What Is a Reconciled Value?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Have you ever read thru an appraisal report? You may have noticed that there are three approaches to value. The Sales Comparison approach, as the name implies, compares the property being appraised to other properties that a potential buyer might consider as a substitute for buying the property being appraised.