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‘Abandoned’ Bay Area land will be developed into housing

Housing Wire

Encinal Terminals, a 32-acre plot of land that formerly operated as a shipping terminal on the north side of Alameda, California, will be developed into a new housing development in an effort to bolster the supply of one of the most expensive areas in the country. This is according to reporting at the Mercury News and the Alameda Post.

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Do Appraisal Gap Clauses Impact Appraisals?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

I recently gave a presentation and was asked if appraisal gap clauses impact the way appraisers are developing their opinion of value? It states that the buyer will still purchase the home at the contract price, even if the appraised value is lower than the contract price by a certain amount. But not always.

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Financial services firm Consolidated Analytics acquires Real Info

Housing Wire

With the acquisition , Consolidated Analytics expands its valuation solutions, offering clients tools — from data and analytics to appraisals — to predict market value and access a more comprehensive selection of collateral assessment products, the company said. . — a provider of property data and valuation technology solutions.

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Purchasing & Developing Land - Part 5 - Reselling It - Raw or Developed

Eppraisal

Whether you decide to hold it and sell when real property values climb or -- alternatively -- develop the lot to convey at a higher price, you are subject to forces of market, timing and competition. By contrast, a homebuilder acquires raw land to build on and sell when home values are high.

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Florida school district to build housing in effort to fill teacher vacancies

Housing Wire

At Pinellas County Schools , a team of developers has been selected to convert the former junior high school into a development of roughly 225 apartments in total. The building at the heart of the Pinellas County development deal served as a vocational high school in the 1930s, and later served as an adult education center.

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How the Development Spread Works

Property Metrics

The development spread is a back of the envelope calculation widely used by real estate developers. It is a fast and easy way to size up the financial feasibility of a real estate development project, prior to completing a more in depth analysis. What is the Development Spread? Practical Development Spread Example.

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Is Your “Crazy” Neighbor Lowering Your Home’s Value?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Could being located next to a property that is an eye-sore cause a loss in market value to your home? Part of our work as appraisers is to consider whether situations like this are influencing the market value of the home we are appraising. Of course, that’s not the same as market value. Probably not.