- Industry: Real estate
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Coldwell Banker is a large real estate franchise founded in 1906 in San Francisco. Coldwell Banker has an international presence, with offices on six continents, 46 countries and territories. There are more than 600 Coldwell Banker offices outside of the United States.
A world-wide organisation dedicated to real estate appraisal education, publication and advocacy.
Industry:Real estate
A qualified inspector's report on a property's overall condition. The report usually includes an evaluation of both the structure and mechanical systems.
Industry:Real estate
Developed in 1986 by the Ad Hoc Committee on Uniform Standards and copyrighted in 1987 by The Appraisal Foundation, USPAP forms the guidelines followed by every licenced and certified real estate appraiser in the United States. The purpose of these Standards is to establish requirements for professional appraisal practice, which includes appraisal, appraisal review, and appraisal consulting. The intent of these Standards is to promote and maintain a high level of public trust in professional appraisal practice.
Industry:Real estate
The basic building blocks of the property valuation process, including property inspection, market analysis and basic economics.
Industry:Real estate
A person who performs professional home inspections. Usually, with an extensive knowledge of house construction methods, common house problems, how to identify those problems and how to correct them.
Industry:Real estate
The span of time over which a property can be used or can provide benefits to its owner.
Industry:Real estate
The end result of the appraisal process usually consists of one major standardised form such as, the Uniform Residential Appraisal Report form 1004, as well as all supporting documentation and additional detail information. The purpose of the report is to convey the opinion of value of the subject property and support that opinion with corroborating information.
Industry:Real estate
Protection against failure of mechanical systems within the property, and usually includes plumping, electrical, heating and cooling systems, and installed appliances.
Industry:Real estate
An independent board of the APPRAISAL FOUNDATION, which writes, amends, and interprets USPAP. The ASB is composed of up to seven appraisers appointed by the Foundation's Board of Trustees. The ASB holds public meetings throughout the year to interpret and amend USPAP.
Industry:Real estate
