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Identifying Easements for Appraisals
by Administrator on Mar 1, 2015 • Narrative Writing • 1745 Views
I got a title policy the other day on a property that had a major power transmission line traversing it. I looked and looked again when I got the policy but I couldn't find an easement detailed in it that described the transmission line. This wasn't a small transmission line mind you it was big enough to improve a major highway beneath it. Two parallel major 256 kV lines on metal poles that look to be 60' high or higher crossing 330' or more of the subject property. The title company told me that I should contact the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) about the power line easement, they told me that they didn't have any record of it. It's amazing to me that a title insurance company that is supposed to identify the recorded documents that affect a property and guarantee that they have identified all of the factors affecting title could issue a preliminary title report that has absolutely no information on a major transmission line.
What Happens When an Appraiser Can't Find Comparable Sales?
by Administrator on Mar 24, 2015 • Property Appraisal • 5910 Views
Appraisers often find themselves in situations where there are few or no current comparable sales available to analyze. They take assignments, on residential homes, commercial office buildings or vacant land parcels, and many times it's not all "sausages and roses." One of the first things Appraisers do after accepting an assignment is complete their subject property research, inspect the subject property and begin looking for comparable sales.
Atypical Improvements - will the Buyer Pay for Them?
by Administrator on Mar 24, 2015 • ROOT • 2892 Views
Will a buyer pay for atypical improvements? It's a question that you have to ask yourself if you are an appraiser working on a residential or a commercial appraisal assignment and you are considering the contributory value of features that are out of the ordinary. Improvements like luxury office build-out in an industrial building or a massive heated swimming pool with a power cover, a waterfall and a spa. Owners often provide extensive cost evidence when an appraiser starts an assignment on atypical improvements they usually expect to get compensated for them and they expect the appraiser to add value for the feature or features.
Do Real Estate Appraisers Consider Inflation?
by Administrator on Mar 24, 2015 • Market Conditions Articles • 3839 Views
While inflation has not been an issue for some time there have been recent reports that discuss the fact that inflation has started to creep back into our economy in early 2015 and I have been asked by owners and buyers of residential and commercial real estate if appraisers consider inflation during the appraisal process. Appraisers understand that there are different appreciation rates for residential and commercial properties and that the rates vary by zip code area within any City that is considered. Title companies and Realtor’s often publish “heat maps” that display the zip code areas with dark red color where the highest appreciation rates are.
Tax Deductions / Tips for Real Estate Appraisers
by Administrator on Mar 30, 2015 • ROOT • 11164 Views
Just so we are clear, my only real qualification for writing this article is my recent business audit of two tax years. I’m not a tax professional and I don’t want you to think that this article is authoritative I’m just providing you with some of my thoughts and opinions regarding paying taxes as an appraiser.
2015 Las Vegas Land Market
by Administrator on Mar 31, 2015 • Market Conditions Articles • 2385 Views
While the latest statistics indicate a slowly increasing average land sales price per acre in 2013 and 2014 most of the vacant land sales transacted were zoned or planned for residential development. In fact many vacant properties sold in the past 2 years that had commercial zoning and / or commercial planning were subsequently reasoned for a residential use. The commercial land market is still plagued with the high vacancy rates of office properties that have decreased only slightly over the last few years and the office vacancy is in fact still flying high near 20%. That is an amazingly high number when you consider how long it has remained high. As an appraiser I still notice the shiny, empty floors in many new office buildings, the fact of the matter is that there is relatively little demand for commercial land because there is still a glut of developed office properties.
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