Value for property in 1996

[Mike Boyd]

The first thing you do is you explain to your client the difficulties of this assignment and quote a large hourly fee, together with a large upfront retainer. If they are to cheap to pay a good hourly fee for you to undertake the assignment given the difficulties involved, you tell them to take a hike. If they agree to your fee and the required retainer, then you do what you need to do to obtain the data in your area....it may require a trip down the local land records office to pull deeds the old fashioned way. If you have data from 1998, thats fine, but how do you make a proper time adjustrment back 2 years if you have no data from 1996?

He said he could get sales data but with no reference to the house characteristics, features and condition. I would get the best neighborhood sales, make an appointment with the appraiser assigned to that neighborhood in the assessor's office and, hopefully get that info. You could aslo take the recording info you collected, go to the title company that recorded the deeds, find out who the agent was who handled the transaction, and WALLA! You have the best data available. Or, take that collected data then go knock on the doors......which might even be easier. Offer them a tank of gas for their cooperation.

 

[Walter Kirk]

Don,
I have Camden, Burlington, Gloucester/Salem going back to the 80's. I have Cumberland through the 90's and I have some xerox copies of Cape May for the 90's.

It would be useful if N.J. appraisers who have old data could list what they have to create a data base or library of historical MLS data. I just missed getting over 20 years worth of Cape May books, they were in a garage and were trashed.

 

[Tony V]

Frank,
This may sound a little strange but don't forget to check the public libraries in these areas....I found, by accident some very useful info in mine...