Category: Appraisals / Valuations, Financial/Economic, Intellectual Property A Primer on the Valuation of Intellectual Property, Intellectual Capital, and Intangible Assets TASA ID: 322 The most common types of Intellectual Property, Intellectual Capital, and Intangible Assets that need valuation are: Patents, Software, Trademarks... Read more
Category: Appraisals / Valuations, Real Estate Sustainability and Income-Producing Property Valuation: North American Status and Recommended Procedures TASA ID: 992 The valuation of property with "sustainability" aspects is not a new property type nor does it call for a deviation from the traditional valuation methods for the appraisal of income-producing properties. Read more
Category: Appraisals / Valuations, Real Estate Insights and Updates from a Commercial Appraiser Real Property Broker Expert TASA ID: 1417 Of course the answer to the question "will building energy disclosure laws affect real property value" is yes. There is no doubt in my mind that inefficient buildings, like gas guzzling cars, will be shunned by real property buyers and building tenants when they have the opportunity to see the results on energy disclosure reports. In the recent past, few buyers have paid a great deal of attention to annual energy costs since energy costs have been relatively low. Read more
Category: Appraisals / Valuations, Real Estate How Accurate is Your Commercial Real Estate Appraisal? TASA ID: 1447 . . . The courts have consistently held that the Income Approach is to be relied upon in estimating the market value of income producing properties, especially in tax certiorari cases, and lenders and investors place much emphasis on this approach concerning properties with substantial tenant bases. Read more
Category: Appraisals / Valuations, Aviation What You Need to Know Before Hiring an Aircraft Appraiser TASA ID: 4642 One of the factors which impacted both the S&L collapse of the ’80s and the real estate crisis early in the 21st century was artificially inflated evaluation reports from supposedly professional real estate appraisers. Aircraft financing has been impacted just as seriously, even though this situation isn’t something most lenders will discuss openly. However, it raises a question regarding the legitimacy of any individual aircraft appraiser or “professional” appraisal organization. After all, there are no legal requirements placed on the aircraft appraisal industry; therefore, anyone can call themselves an aircraft appraiser – regardless of their knowledge, skills and abilities. Read more
