CHAPTER 10 – Real Estate Appraisal
1. Please define what an appraisal is. How is value determined? What are the four essential elements of value?
2. What are the four forces that influence value? Which one do you believe is the most important? Explain why.
3. Name and define the six principles of valuation, be specific.
4. What is depreciation? Name and describe the three categories of depreciation and include if each is curable or incurable, be specific.
5. Name and describe the three different methods (approaches to value) of appraisal, be specific. What type of property would the appraiser use for each approach? Please read the question carefully, you are being asked for the three different approaches to appraisal, not the different types of reports.