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The Housing Market Has Become Like the Pymatuning Spillway

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

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. When an appraiser’s opinion of value is below the contract price, that’s when the carping begins.

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

Housing Wire

Adding to the issue are concerns raised by educators regarding their working conditions including pay, a lack of support, inflexibility in instruction requirements, lack of multi-year contracts and large classroom sizes according to the Florida Education Association. It closed in December 2021 due to low enrollment.

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2025 Forecast: Digital Tools Every Construction Business Needs

GoForrmz

Stay competitive in 2025 with essential digital tools for construction businesses The construction industry is projected to reach a global market value of $14.4 trillion in 2021, many construction businesses still struggle with outdated, paper-based processes that slow productivity and create compliance risks.

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The Challenges of Appraising Multifamily Properties

Appraisal Buzz

Challenges often arise in how professionals figure out the overall value of multifamily homes. Because appraisals are contingencies in 43% of contracts , you must find ways to accurately evaluate these properties. This tactic uses the land’s price, plus the construction fees and minus depreciation.

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Appraisal Reports Are Like Flipbooks

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

This first section of the report discusses some of the positive and negative aspects of a neighborhood that may impact market value. Is there new construction in the area? Is there anything about the improvements that would positively or negatively impact its market value? What is the density of the area?

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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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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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