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Fin 480 | Real Estate Appraisal | Exam 2 v1

8. To qualify as a comparable, a sale must be all of the following except

A. A competitive property

B. An open market transaction

C. Exactly equal to the subject property

D. Recent in time of sale

9. A competitive property means one that

A. A prospective buyer would consider it as an alternative purchase

B. Has superior features

C. Is more attractively priced

D. Appeals to a different sub-market

10. Required data about a comparable sale should include

A. Sale transaction data

B. Physical characteristics

C. Legal characteristics

D. All of the above

11. (Bonus) In adjusting a sale, the appraiser should always

A. Adjust the sale to the subject

B. Adjust the subject to the sale

C. Add or subtract dollar amounts

D. Consider all of the above rulest)

P1 (10 points):

The drawing below shows the outline of a one-story house with an attached garage. Construction costs new for this type of house are $62.00 per square foot for living area and $26.00 per square foot for the garage. Based on this information, estimate the total cost new of the improvements.

( Garage 20’ x 19’ ) ( House 41’ x 22’ )

Section 2: Problem solving questions; (Demonstrate your calculation steps to receive partial credit)

P3 (30 points):

A house has an estimated replacement cost of $200,000. The house is 10 years old (that’s its actual age), and it has an estimated economic life of 65 years. It is in need of repainting and other minor repairs, which will cost a total of $5,000. The remaining economic life of the house is currently estimated at 52 years; the remaining economic life would be 55 years if the needed repairs were completed. Estimate the depreciated value of the house under both versions of the economic age-life method (considering cost to cure or not).

Method 1 (without considering cost to cure):

Method 2 (considering cost to cure):

Section 2: Problem solving questions; (Demonstrate your calculation steps to receive partial credit)

P4 (30 points): Using the given information to estimate the property value

Assumptions

 

 

 

Market Conditions

0.30%

month increase

 

Lot price

$ 100,000

per acre

 

Siding

$ -

adjustment

 

Brick Front/Siding

$ 2,500

adjustment

 

All Brick

$ 4,000

adjustment

 

Depreciation

$ 1,250

year

 

Living Area

$ 58

sq. ft.

 

Porch/Patio

$ 26

sq. ft.

 

Pool

$ 7,000

 

 

Bath

$ 4,000

 

ANSWER SHEET 3 (Continue)

Last Name: ___________________First Name: _____________________Student ID: _______________________

Section 2: Problem solving questions; (Demonstrate your calculation steps to receive partial credit)

Elements of Comparison

Subject

Comp 1

Comp 2

Comp 3

Sales price of comp

 

 

Transaction Adjustments

Adj for property rights

Fee Simple

Adj for financing terms

Conventional

Adj for conditions of sale

Arm's Length

Adj for expenditures after sale

None

Adj for market conditions

Today

Total Transaction Adjustments

 

 

Property Adjustments

Location

Parkway Estate

Physical Characteristics:

Site

.50 acres

Construction Quality

Siding/good

Effective Age

3 years

Living Area

1960 sq. ft.

Baths

2.5

Porch, patio, deck

None

Fence, pool, etc.

None

Total Property Adjustments

 

 

Final Adjusted Sales Price

 

 

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