Commercial Real Estate Valuation- By Matthew H. Knowles

According to Matthew H. Knowles the approaches used to value real estate from an appraisal perspective determines the possible sale price a property would yield on the open market with adequate time for marketing by a knowledgeable seller who is not under duress, fully informed of market conditions and a knowledgeable buyer agreeable to consummate the purchase also without undue duress to act. The range of values derived from the methodologies used and the final conclusion after implementing adjustments for different variables represents processes used to determine the market value of subject property under specific conditions and at a specific time. Changes in the variables e.g. vacancy factor, comparable sales, depreciation for economic or functional obsolescence, etc invariable alters the values derived from the processes and the obtained conclusion. The three methods used for finding a range of property values from which the final conclusive worth is attained are the: - Income Approach, Cost Approach and Comparable Sales Approach. Each has its own process for calculating a property's value and is given varying worth or relevancy in the final value attributed to the realty.