adjustment

other than paired-sales within the building... how can you extract a "floor" adjustment (if no paired-sales)? Typically - my experience has been more of a premium for higher floors due to their views, etc.

anyone have experience appraising such a property? I viewed a home recently where the living room was charred due to a "localized surface area fire"... but no other damage in house (other than dirt/soot/cosmetic); no structural deficiencies, no impact to major systems, and no water damage...

The subject property is facing a canyon across the street and there are two bedrooms on the 2nd floor level that have a view of the canyon if you stand up and look out the window. The listing agent is very adamant that this constitutes a view. I have no comparables in the subject neighborhood...

I noticed that a lot of appraisals that I have reviewed in my area (San Diego), the appraisers typically apply a $1-$3 adjustment per a square foot of land. The value of land is not $1 a square foot anywhere in San Diego. I am working on an appraisal over an acre and a reconciliation of the...

Hello, I am appraising a non-arms length transaction among friends for a reputable lender. The custom built home sits on a little over an acre and has a little over 3,500 GLA. It is in a solid C4 condition. There is only one comp that I found in the market area that has a tennis court and it is...

How would one go about appraising a staircase (~100 sf) in a rowhouse condominium, used only by one of three owners, for sale to that owner? A connecting staircase does not add as much value to a home as a bedroom or bath, but how does one approach this problem?

Before I comment on a review assignment, do my CA peers make adjustments for fireplaces? If so, why? If MLS notes that the fireplaces do not work, do you still make those adjustments? (FYI, subject has FAU and a wall heater, so the fireplaces are not the heat source.)

does anyone else use plus and minus, instead of numerical adjusments? Is there a name for this process, and when do you use it?