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Retrospective Appraisal Report Challenges

by Administrator on Feb 12, 2017 Litigation / Expert 1988 Views

Appraisers are often offered real estate appraisal assignments related to probate, estate tax planning / reporting, civil litigation and condemnation that require a look back into the past. At times the look back can be many years. Often the appraisal is however only required to look back a year or two and for those assignments most of the data is still available. A 2-year look back in time still requires a search that is more difficult than that required for a current market value report, but assessor sites, real estate sites and your recent appraisal work usually offer support.

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Appraiser Expert Witness Deposition Tips

by Administrator on Dec 2, 2018 Litigation / Expert 1242 Views

Where would you imagine that an attorney would focus with regard to your appraisal report and deposition? Most attorneys are only as good as their expertise in a specific area. You pick a real estate attorney for your personal injury case and while he may take your money and represent you he may not be able to do the best job for you, he just doesn’t have the experience that the “specialists” have. Yes, he may be able to work his way through the case, maybe get you a great settlement, but are you really getting the best deal for your money? How much focus there will be on the technical details of your appraisal report will likely hinge on the expertise of the opposing attorney. If they specialize in another area or areas and their in a condemnation case they are really at a disadvantage. They probably never heard of a “yellow book” and even if they hired a competent appraiser they likely still don’t know what he is doing or why. You can’t walk into someone else’s “house” and th

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