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9780793161133

Mastering Real Estate Appraisal

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    9780793161133

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    0793161134

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  • Copyright: 2003-05-01
  • Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
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Summary

This easy-to-follow appraisal text follows the national appraisal licensing outline and presents the information in a clear, conversational, workbook style. Three case studies help students apply complex principles to real life situations while giving instructors a platform for homework and group assignments. Benefits:* Outline format explains concepts in a clear, conciseway, creating a less intimidating text for both students and instructors.* Glossary from The Language of Real Estate Appraisal reinforces key concepts and terms.* Learning Objectives and Chapter Outlines emphasize important topics and allow for easier review.* End-of-chapter questions reinforce the material and allow students to monitor their own progress.* Example boxes illustrate how concepts are used in real life, helping students apply appraisal prnciples to their careers.* Valuation Technique Practice Appendix allows students to apply their knowledge to "real-life" examples while providing instructors a platform for a group and homework assignments* Instructor Resources include an exam, chapter outlines, an answer key for the book's questions and case studies, and a PowerPoint presentation.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
About the Authors x
Influences on Real Estate Value
1(12)
Learning Objectives
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
Part One The Attributes of Land
2(1)
Part Two The Four Forces
2(11)
Social Forces
2(2)
Economic Forces
4(2)
Physical/Environmental Forces
6(1)
Governmental Forces
7(2)
Identification of Forces
9(1)
Chapter 1 Review Questions
10(3)
Legal Considerations in Appraisal
13(18)
Learning Objectives
13(1)
Introduction
14(1)
Part One Fundamental Definitions of Legal Interests
14(3)
Real Estate
15(1)
Real Property
15(1)
Personal Property
16(1)
Fixture
16(1)
Part Two Limitations on Ownership of Real Estate
17(4)
Public Restrictions on Real Estate Ownership
17(1)
Private Restrictions on Real Estate Ownership
18(3)
Related Terms
21(1)
Part Three Forms of Legal Interest
21(2)
Fee Simple Estate
21(1)
Partial Interests
22(1)
Part Four Property Ownership Forms
23(2)
Individual (Severalty)
23(1)
Tenancies and Undivided Interests
23(1)
Special Forms of Ownership
24(1)
Part Five Forms of Legal Descriptions
25(2)
Metes-and-Bounds Description
26(1)
Government (Rectangular) Survey System
26(1)
Lot-and-Block System
26(1)
Monument System
27(1)
Part Six Types of Title Transfers
27(4)
General Warranty Deed
28(1)
Special Warranty Deed
28(1)
Quitclaim Deed
28(1)
Chapter 2 Review Questions
29(2)
Types of Value
31(10)
Learning Objectives
31(1)
Introduction
31(2)
Objective Value
32(1)
Subjective Value
32(1)
Part One Value Versus Price
33(1)
Price
33(1)
Value
33(1)
Part Two Types of Value
33(4)
Market Value
34(1)
Investment Value
34(1)
Value in Use
35(1)
Insurable Value
35(1)
Assessed Value
36(1)
Going Concern Value
36(1)
Liquidation Value
37(1)
Part Three Fundamental Conditions of Market Value
37(4)
Buyer and Seller are Typically Motivated
37(1)
Both Parties are Well-Informed
37(1)
Reasonable Time
38(1)
Payment in Cash
38(1)
Normal Consideration
38(2)
Chapter 3 Review Questions
40(1)
Economic Principles
41(14)
Learning Objectives
41(1)
Introduction
41(1)
Part One Economic Principles
42(7)
Supply and Demand
42(1)
Anticipation
43(1)
Balance
43(1)
Conformity
44(1)
Surplus Productivity
44(1)
Contribution
45(1)
Increasing and Decreasing Returns
46(1)
Change
46(1)
Substitution
46(1)
Consistent Use Theory
47(1)
Opportunity Costs
47(1)
Externalities
48(1)
Highest and Best Use
48(1)
Competition
48(1)
Economics of Scale
48(1)
Part Two Four Agents of Production
49(1)
Land
49(1)
Labor
49(1)
Capital
49(1)
Entrepreneurship
49(1)
Part Three Economic Characteristics of Value
50(5)
Utility
50(1)
Scarcity
50(1)
Desirability
50(1)
Effective Purchasing Power
51(1)
Demand Unit
51(1)
Chapter 4 Review Questions
52(3)
Real Estate Markets and Analysis
55(20)
Learning Objectives
55(1)
Introduction
56(1)
Part One Districts and Neighborhoods
56(4)
District
57(1)
Neighborhood
57(1)
The Four Value Forces
57(1)
Life Cycle
58(1)
Market Segmentation
59(1)
Part Two Efficient/Inefficient Market
60(1)
Part Three Market Analysis
61(5)
Types of Market Analysis
61(2)
Types and Sources of Data
63(1)
Steps in Market Analysis
64(2)
Part Four Monetary and Fiscal Policy
66(2)
Credit Regulation Devices
66(1)
Fiscal Policy
67(1)
Part Five Money and Capital Markets
68(1)
Money Markets
68(1)
Capital Markets
68(1)
Part Six Real Estate Finance
68(7)
Mortgage Financing Terms
68(2)
Types of Loans
70(1)
Forms of Mortgages
70(2)
Chapter 5 Review Questions
72(3)
The Valuation Process
75(20)
Learning Objectives
75(1)
Introduction
76(1)
Part One Definition of the Problem
76(6)
Identification of Real Estate
76(2)
Identification of the Real Property
78(1)
Identification of the Value Addressed (Purpose)
79(1)
Function of the Report
79(1)
Date of Appraisal
80(1)
Limiting Conditions and Assumptions
81(1)
Identification of the Appraisal Report Format
81(1)
Part Two Data Program (Scope)
82(4)
Collection
82(1)
Verification
83(2)
Data Analysis
85(1)
Part Three Highest and Best Use
86(1)
Part Four Land Value
86(2)
Sales Comparison Approach
87(1)
Allocation
87(1)
Extraction
87(1)
Subdivision Analysis
87(1)
Land Residual
88(1)
Ground Rent Capitalization
88(1)
Part Five Application of the Three Approaches
88(2)
Cost Approach
88(1)
Income Approach
89(1)
Sales Comparison Approach
89(1)
Part Six Reconciliation
90(1)
Part Seven Submission of Report
90(5)
Chapter 6 Review Questions
91(4)
Real Estate Description
95(18)
Learning Objectives
95(1)
Introduction
95(1)
Part One Land or Site Description
96(3)
Tract Versus Site
96(1)
Frontage
96(1)
Size
97(1)
Shape
97(1)
Topography
97(1)
Drainage
97(1)
Functional Utility
97(1)
Floodplain
98(1)
Wetlands
98(1)
Environmental Hazards
98(1)
Utilities
98(1)
Access
98(1)
Part Two Improvement Description
99(14)
Building Improvements
99(4)
Site Improvements
103(1)
Building Inspection
104(1)
Residential Styles
105(2)
Functional Utility
107(2)
Energy Efficiency
109(1)
Quality/Condition Survey
109(1)
Actual Age
109(1)
Effective Age
109(1)
Chapter 7 Review Questions
110(3)
Highest and Best Use
113(12)
Learning Objectives
113(1)
Introduction
113(1)
Part One Definition of Highest and Best Use
114(1)
Part Two Highest Present Land Value
114(2)
Part Three Land as Though Vacant
116(3)
Physically Possible
116(1)
Legally Permissible
116(1)
Financially Feasible
117(1)
Maximally Productive
118(1)
Part Four Property as Improved
119(1)
Physically Possible
119(1)
Legally Permissible
119(1)
Financially Feasible
120(1)
Maximally Productive
120(1)
Part Five Related Concepts
120(5)
Interim Use
120(1)
Holding
121(1)
Plottage
122(1)
Excess Land
122(1)
Surplus Land
122(1)
Chapter 8 Review Questions
123(2)
Appraisal Mathematics
125(28)
Learning Objectives
125(1)
Introduction
125(1)
Part One Area and Volume Calculation
126(5)
Area Calculation
126(2)
Volume Calculation
128(3)
Part Two Units of Comparison
131(1)
Part Three Decimals, Percentages, and Fractions
132(1)
Part Four Basic Statistical Analysis
133(3)
Mean
134(1)
Median
134(1)
Mode
134(1)
Range
135(1)
Standard Deviation
135(1)
Weighted Average
136(1)
Part Five Adjustments
136(11)
Dollar Adjustments
137(3)
Percentage Adjustments
140(2)
Sequence of Adjustments
142(2)
Dollar versus Percentage Adjustments
144(1)
Important Considerations in the Adjustment Process
145(1)
Multiple Adjustments
146(1)
Part Six Cash Equivalency
147(6)
Points Paid by Seller
147(1)
Favorable Seller Financing
147(1)
Mortgage Buydowns
148(1)
Favorable Financing From a Party Unrelated to the Transaction
148(1)
Real Estate Commissions and Closing Costs
148(1)
Chapter 9 Review Questions
149(4)
Relationships Between Time and Money
153(12)
Learning Objectives
153(1)
Introduction
153(1)
Part One Relationships Between Time and Money
154(4)
Introduction to the Financial Calculator
154(1)
Compounding (Future Value of $1)
155(1)
Discounting (Present Value of $1)
156(1)
Future Value of $1 per Period
156(1)
Present Value of $1 per Period
157(1)
Periodic Payment to Grow to $1 (Sinking Fund Factor)
157(1)
Part Two Mortgage Calculations
158(7)
Calculation of a Mortgage Payment
158(1)
Calculation of a Mortgage Term
159(1)
Calculation of a Mortgage Interest Rate
160(1)
Calculation of a Mortgage Constant
161(2)
Chapter 10 Review Questions
163(2)
Land and Site Valuation
165(14)
Learning Objectives
165(1)
Introduction
165(1)
Part One Underlying Economic Principles of Land and Site Valuation
166(1)
Highest and Best Use
166(1)
Substitution
166(1)
Supply and Demand
166(1)
Anticipation
167(1)
Part Two Influences on Land and Site Valuation
167(2)
Physical Characteristics
167(1)
Zoning and/or Deed Restrictions
168(1)
Availability, Capacity, and Proximity of Utilities
169(1)
Site Improvements
169(1)
Part Three Techniques for Site Valuation
169(10)
Allocation
169(2)
Extraction
171(1)
Sales Comparison
172(3)
Subdivision Development
175(1)
Ground Rent Capitalization
175(1)
Land Residual
176(1)
Chapter 11 Review Questions
177(2)
Cost Approach: Overview and Estimation of Cost New
179(14)
Learning Objectives
179(1)
Introduction
179(1)
Part One Underlying Economic Principles of the Cost Approach
180(1)
Substitution
180(1)
Balance
180(1)
Highest and Best Use
180(1)
Externalities
181(1)
Part Two Applications of the Cost Approach
181(1)
Part Three Limitations of the Cost Approach
182(1)
Part Four Procedure and Format of the Cost Approach
182(2)
Part Five Preparation of a Cost Estimate
184(9)
Distinction Between Reproduction Cost and Replacement Cost
184(1)
Categories of Costs
184(2)
Three Recognized Methods of Estimating Cost New
186(2)
Sources of Cost Data
188(2)
Chapter 12 Review Questions
190(3)
Cost Approach: Estimation of Accrued Depreciation
193(24)
Learning Objectives
193(1)
Introduction
193(1)
Part One Accrued Depreciation
194(2)
Part Two Classifications of Accrued Depreciation
196(2)
Physical Deterioration
196(1)
Functional Obsolescence
197(1)
External Obsolescence
197(1)
Part Three Techniques for the Estimation of Accrued Depreciation
198(19)
Economic Age-Life Method
198(2)
Modified Economic Age-Life Method
200(3)
Market Extraction or Sales Comparison Method
203(3)
Breakdown Method
206(9)
Chapter 13 Review Questions
215(2)
Applied Sales Comparison Approach
217(10)
Learning Objectives
217(1)
Introduction
217(1)
Part One Underlying Economic Principles
218(1)
Substitution
218(1)
Contribution
218(1)
Part Two Strengths and Limitations
218(2)
Strengths
218(1)
Limitations
219(1)
Special Purpose and Limited Market Properties
219(1)
Part Three Sales Comparison Procedure
220(1)
Part Four Units of Comparison
220(1)
Part Five The Adjustment Process
221(2)
Part Six Adjustment Extraction
223(4)
Chapter 14 Review Questions
225(2)
Income Approach
227(16)
Learning Objectives
227(1)
Introduction
228(1)
Part One Underlying Economic Principles
228(1)
Anticipation
228(1)
Supply and Demand
228(1)
Substitution
228(1)
Externalities
229(1)
Part Two Applications of the Income Approach
229(1)
Scenario 1
229(1)
Scenario 2
229(1)
Part Three Methods of Income Capitalization
230(3)
Gross Rent Multiplier
230(1)
Direct Capitalization
231(1)
Yield Capitalization
232(1)
Part Four Estimation of Income and Expenses
233(3)
Potential Gross Income (PGI)
233(1)
Effective Gross Income (EGI)
233(1)
Operating Expenses
234(2)
Part Five Valuation by the Income Approach---Gross Rent Multiplier (GRM)
236(7)
Procedure for Estimating Value Using a Gross Rent Multiplier
237(3)
Applicability and Limitations of Gross Rent Multipliers
240(1)
Chapter 15 Review Questions
241(2)
Reconciliation and Final Value Estimate
243(6)
Learning Objectives
243(1)
Introduction
243(1)
Part One Criteria of Reconciliation
244(2)
Appropriateness
244(1)
Accuracy
245(1)
Quantity of Evidence
246(1)
Part Two Selection of a Final Value Estimate
246(3)
Chapter 16 Review Questions
248(1)
Partial Interests
249(6)
Learning Objectives
249(1)
Introduction
249(1)
Part One Fee Simple Estate
250(1)
Part Two Partial Interests Created by a Lease
250(2)
Leased Fee Estate
250(1)
Leasehold Estate
250(2)
Part Three Other Fractional Interests
252(3)
Vertical Interests
252(1)
Easements
252(2)
Chapter 17 Review Questions
254(1)
Appendix A Real Estate Appraisal Web Sites 255(2)
Appendix B Valuation Technique Practice 257(17)
Appendix C Case Studies 274(32)
Appendix D Practice Exam 306(9)
Appendix E Answers and Suggested Solutions 315(16)
Glossary 331(19)
Index 350

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