Journal

Valuing Assisted Living Facilities Through Operations And Evidence
Assisted living facilities sit at the intersection of property, healthcare, hospitality, and regulated care. For an appraiser, the physical building is only…
Valuing Properties With Unpermitted Additions And Code Violations
A house can look larger, newer and more useful than its official records suggest. An enclosed verandah may function as a bedroom, a garage may have become a…
Valuing Property With Active Water Rights And Riparian Claims
A property with an active water right carries a bundle of legal, physical, and economic interests that may be worth far more than the land alone. An appraiser…
How New Stadiums Reshape Property Markets
A new sports stadium can change the value, use and perception of property well beyond its boundary. The effects may appear in rents, land prices, vacancy…
Appraising rural estates with agricultural exemptions in Australia
When Californian practitioners discuss the Williamson Act, they refer to a long-running state program that locks privately owned farmland into ten-year rolling…
raising properties affected by wildfire smoke and air quality
The growing frequency of intense wildfire seasons has reshaped how appraisers approach properties in smoke-exposed regions. Across parts of California, the…
Property Valuation In Divorce And Equitable Distribution
Divorce can turn a family home, investment property or rural holding into one of the most contested assets in a settlement. The appraiser’s role is to provide…
practices for appraising condominiums in mixed-tier projects
The valuation of condominium units sits at the intersection of private finance, public policy, and consumer protection. Whether the unit sits in a market rate…
Appraising Self-Storage Facilities In Northern California
Self-storage facilities have become specialised income-producing assets rather than simple collections of rentable units. Their value depends on occupancy,…
Valuing rural properties with private wells and septic systems
Rural property appraisal in Australia throws up questions that rarely surface in metropolitan markets. A homestead on forty hectares in the Southern…