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Shared driveways and reciprocal easements in property appraisal
Understanding the appraisal of properties with shared driveways and reciprocal easements begins with a distinction that often determines the final value: a…
New Grocery Stores and Suburban Residential Values
The effect of new grocery stores on suburban residential property values is rarely uniform. A supermarket opening beside a remote estate can shorten weekly…
Appraising Properties With Net Zero Energy Certifications
Net zero energy properties are becoming more visible in Australian housing, commercial real estate and institutional portfolios. A certified building may…
Appraising Properties With Owner-Financed Seller Carryback Notes
Owner-financed transactions can make a property sale possible when conventional lending is unavailable, delayed or insufficient. The seller accepts a deposit…
Appraisers in probate and guardianship matters
An appraiser engaged in probate or guardianship work provides an independent opinion about the value of property when an estate or protected individual is at…
Appraising waterfront docks and boating infrastructure
Waterfront docks and boating infrastructure can add substantial utility and value to a property, but they also bring risks that ordinary land-and-building…
How new libraries and community centres affect nearby real estate
New public libraries and community centres are more than buildings: they change how a place is used, reached and perceived. The impact of new library or…
Valuing master plan communities and design guidelines
A master-planned community combines an approved land-use framework with rules governing streets, landscape, lot design and building appearance. For appraisers,…
Appraising homes with asbestos and lead-based paint
An appraisal involving asbestos or old lead paint must go beyond identifying a suspicious material. The appraiser needs to distinguish a possible hazard from…
Appraising subdivisions with unbuilt phases and infrastructure bonds
A residential subdivision can have approved street patterns and even marketing signs while much of the precinct remains bush, earthworks or drainage. An…