Basic Real Estate Appraisal (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Silas J. Ely (Author)

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Product Description

Based on the authors' combined wealth of both professional and academic experience, Basic Real Estate Appraisal, Fifth Edition provides a thorough outline of the most up-to-date appraisal theory and practice for students, real estate professionals, and consumers. Both simple and complex subjects are covered in terms that are easy to understand yet accurate. Coverage references and explains the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, introducing all of the appraisal related topics listed in the educational requirements for universal state licensing and certification. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

From the Publisher

This book covers accepted theory and current practice in real estate appraisal. Highlights government and industry standards governing appraisals. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 530 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4th edition (June 27, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 013742891X
• ISBN-13: 978-0137428915
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,010,507 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Title... This book is BASIC, January 6, 2005

By	Lana "funnshyne" (Richmond, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basic Real Estate Appraisal (Paperback)

This is a college level textbook for complete beginners in the field of Real Estate and specifically Real Estate Appraisal. As such, it gives a nice overview of the profession and of appraisal techniques and not a whole lot more. To get more in depth to the level of feeling professionally competent, you will need to add on with other books and classes. But this is a very good start.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Some other books are better than this one, March 9, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Basic Real Estate Appraisal (Paperback)

I don't know why colleges use this book as a required textbook. This book is DEFINITELY not a good book for someone who is new to real estate apraisal. The book did't explain things very clear especially some very important things like "Highest and Best Use". There are some other book that explain the real estte concepts better than this one. You definitely will not pass the real estate appraisal exam if you only read this book

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars RE Appraisal, November 13, 2001

By A Customer

This is a great book that is used in some of the colleges for textbook. It explains the fundamentals of real estate appraisal by using pratical examples which we may experience everyday. In addition, it clearly shows the calculations, number by number with detailed explainations to make the readers easy to understand the concepts. It really helped me a lot in the real estate business.