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Market Analysis & Property Valuation Flashcards

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  1. The sales comparison approach relies MOST heavily on which appraisal principle?

    Answer: Substitution

    The sales comparison approach is grounded in the principle of substitution, which states that a prudent buyer will not pay more for a property than the cost of an equally desirable substitute.

  2. An appraiser is estimating the value of a retail strip center. The most relevant unit of comparison to use for the sales comparison approach would be:

    Answer: Price per square foot of GLA

    Retail properties are most commonly compared on a price per square foot of gross leasable area (GLA) basis.

  3. Which condition must exist for the income capitalization approach to produce a reliable value indication?

    Answer: Reliable income and expense data must be available

    The income approach requires reliable income, vacancy, and expense data; without credible market data, the resulting value indication is unreliable.

  4. A time adjustment is needed when comparables sold significantly earlier than the effective appraisal date. What data source BEST supports deriving this adjustment?

    Answer: Paired resales of the same properties over time

    Paired resales (repeat sales) of the same properties at different points in time provide the best market-supported basis for time adjustments.

  5. When the effective gross income multiplier (EGIM) method is used, the value indication is calculated by:

    Answer: Multiplying effective gross income by the EGIM

    Value = Effective Gross Income × EGIM; the multiplier is applied directly to effective gross income (after vacancy) to estimate value.

  6. An appraiser observes that the subject property's neighborhood has experienced increased investor purchases and property renovations over the past two years. This most likely indicates:

    Answer: Revitalization phase

    Increased investor activity and renovations in a previously declining area are characteristic of the revitalization (renewal) stage of the neighborhood life cycle.

  7. Under FIRREA, federally related transactions requiring a licensed or certified appraiser are defined as transactions in which a federal financial institution regulatory agency:

    Answer: Has an interest or regulates the lender

    FIRREA defines a federally related transaction as one in which a federal financial institution regulatory agency has a direct or indirect interest or regulates the lending institution involved.