In: Finance
The sales comparison approach is being used to obtain an indication of the market value of a single family residence. The subject property is compared to the four properties that sold during the past year in the same neighborhood. Relevant characteristics of the subject and the comparables are presented below.
Subject: current sale, waterfront, 1 car garage, average condition, 2,300 square feet.
Sale 1: sold last week, waterfront, 1 car garage, average condition, 2,600 square feet, for $350,000.
Sale 2: sold last year, waterfront, 1 car garage, average condition, 2,400 square feet, for $300,000.
Sale 3: sold last year, off water, 1 car garage, average condition, 2,200 square feet for $220,000.
Sale 4: sold 3 months ago, off water, 2 car garage, average condition, 2,050 square feet for $280,000.
For given conditions
Let us subtract as below
Sale 2 - Sale 3 = 200 square feet = $ 80000
therefore 1 square feet = $ 400 ( 1 year ago )
Now with similar prices of last year Sale 1 prices will be
= Sale 2 + 200 square feet ( 2600 - 2400)
= 300000 + 200 * $ 400 = 380000
Difference for Sale 1 prices 1 year ago and 1 week prices
= - $ 30000 (350000 - 380000)
Therefore difference in 1 year and 1 week prices per square feet
= -30000/2600 = -$ 11.54
Therefore current sale prices 1 year ago
= avg of ( Sale 2 and sale 3)
= (300000 +220000 ) / 2 = $ 260000
Therefore current sale prices
= $ 260000 - 11.54*2300 = $ 233462