Basic Real Estate Appraisal - Softcover

Betts, Richard M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 113349594X ISBN 13: 9781133495949

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1980

Synopsis

This book provides a clear overview of the profession and basic appraisal techniques, providing a thorough outline of fundamental real estate appraisal theory and practice. This edition highlights the new Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) and gives an update on the Appraisal Reports section, USPAP Reporting Standards, and the URAR Form. Each book is accompanied by a CD that includes a student version of ClickFORMS along with important Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bulletins regarding requirements and standards.

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Review

Meeting the Author. Preface. Acknowledgments. l. Real Estate Appraisal and You. 2. Legal Considerations in Appraisal. 3. The Formal Appraisal Process. 4. Focus on Neighborhood, Community, and Market. 5. Real Estate Economics and Value. 6. Property Inspection and Analysis: The Site. 7. Property Inspection and Analysis: The Improvements. 8. The Sales Comparison Approach. 9. Analyzing and Adjusting Comparable Sales. 10. Valuing the Site. 11. Introducing the Cost Approach. 12. Estimating Loss in Value: Accrued Depreciation. 13. The Income Approach. 14. Income Capitalization: Rates and Techniques. 15. Reconciling the Value Estimates. 16. Reporting Appraisal Opinions. 17. Appraising Special Ownership and Interests. 18. The Professional Appraiser. Answers to Reviewing Your Understanding. Glossary. Index.

About the Author

Richard M. Betts is a California Certified General Real Estate Appraiser and consultant in Oakland, California. He was educated at the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned B.S. and M.B.A. degrees in Business Administration, with emphasis in Real Estate. Mr. Betts has extensive experience as a fee appraiser and economist, including expert witness testimony before various superior courts, federal courts, tax court, arbitration panels, and assessment appeal boards. He has served as a member, and chair, of many arbitration panels on real estate issues. Mr. Betts holds the professional designations MAI, SRA, and ASA (Real Estate) and is a past president of both the Northern California Chapter 11 of AIREA and the East Bay Chapter 54 of SREA. For some years, Mr. Betts served on national committees of AIREA, including the National Editorial Board of The Appraisal Journal. Betts is the President of REAMUG, the appraisers' computer user group. He coauthored Basic Real Estate Appraisal, 7th edition, published by Cengage Learning in 2007.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 113349594X
• ISBN 13: 9781133495949
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 642