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Posted by Brian Davis on October 06, 2009 at 07:48 AM in Appraisal Software, Software | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Making Market Condition Adjustments and Determining When Values Are Declining

This is the forth article in a five-part series dealing with the new 1004MC form (MCF) by David Braun, MAI, SRA. In Part 1 of this series, David began with a discussion of where appraisers are NOW . . .and gave some direction on where we're headed. In Part 2, David looks at appraiser's frustration with the 1004MC and in Part 3, he gave us a "What Goes Where and Why" look at the 1004MC.

I am enthusiastic about appraisers gathering large amounts of data onto a spreadsheet for analysis. The power gained from the appraiser being enlightened through this process is staggering. I am on record for supporting Fannie Mae in the over-all process, and condemning the appraisal profession for not beating Fannie to the punch. I believe strongly that the form (not the process) is far too limited.

The Total Solution program that I developed is an example of adding to and expanding a standardized form. Performing a market condition analysis is a lot like sky diving in the sense that you either do it or you do not.

Many critics are correct when they say, “Appraisers are providing misleading market condition analysis.”

I agree that many appraisers are limiting their data and scope of work to such a degree that the results and conclusions are just not reliable. Appraisers are much more like the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, than the modern-day jet pilot . . .but we have to start somewhere.

In this part of “The 1004MC-71 INDUSTRY UPDATE” the process of extracting the appropriate market conditions (time) adjustment for the direct comparison grid and determining the value trend’s direction (stable, increasing, declining) will be addressed.

This method is appropriate for vacant land, apartments, and various commercial properties. Microsoft Excel is the canvas used in the following adjustment extraction process.

The examples are taken from AVT’s Market Conditions Adjustment Extractor. You can view it and other automated appraiser tools at http://www.scoopgear.com/automated-valuation-techn.html

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Posted by Brian Davis on July 25, 2009 at 06:52 AM in Appraisal Software, Charts - Graphs - Spreadsheets, Market Data Analysis | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)