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

Birmingham Appraisal

They wanted to know if it was okay to use a new construction sale as a comp for an older home. The cost approach is most relevant for new or like new construction. It reflects the current cost of construction materials and labor as well as land value. All three approaches are not always used but depend on the property itself.

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

Birmingham Appraisal

They wanted to know if it was okay to use new construction sales in an appraisal of an older home. The cost approach is most relevant for new or like new construction. It reflects the current cost of construction materials and labor as well as land value. Comparables need to be similar physically to the subject property as well.

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My Top 11 Tips For Realtors When Choosing Comps

Birmingham Appraisal

3) Use bracketing when choosing comps- The technique of using sales that are larger and smaller than the home you are pricing is referred to as bracketing. Using the living area to describe this technique helps it to be more easily understood, however, bracketing can be used with other features of the home as well.

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Appraisal Quality Tip: Location matters — The key to choosing comparable properties

Clear Capital

Depending on location, features such as condition, quality of construction, room count, etc., Issue: Neighborhood sales do not bracket a salient feature Solution: Use comparables from both inside the subject’s immediate neighborhood as well as outside the neighborhood. can vary in market reaction.

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Living in Knightdale, NC: 11 Tips Before Moving to Knightdale

Raleigh Realty

Over half the homes are of newer construction, about 55, that was built after the year 2000 and even more recent. Most people have a middle-income bracket with people working in executive, management, sales, and retail jobs. There is constant residential and commercial construction taking place here. They literally have a 0.0

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Appraising Fixer Uppers

Appraisal Today

These types of clauses are now incredibly common amongst the construction trades, real estate professionals, wedding services, financial services, and more. Appraisers sought to bracket the subject using three comparable sales. Many of us have learned to truncate our verbiage because our lending clients do not want to read volumes.

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Appraisal Comparable Guidelines – What Do Appraisers Look For in Comps?

Realvals

Q1 quality is high-end finishes, custom construction, and professional workmanship. Bracketing. It is always important for an appraiser to try and “bracket” all features of the subject property. Therefore, the lot size is “bracketed.”. Quality refers to the materials used when building and/or remodeling the house.