How do they match: Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate

  • Analyze trends in sales prices, construction costs, and rents, to assess property values or determine the accuracy of assessments.
  • Determine taxability of properties, using methods such as field inspection, structural measurement, calculation, sales analysis, market trend studies, and income and expense analysis.
  • Estimate building replacement costs, using building valuation manuals and professional cost estimators.
  • Obtain county land values and sales information about nearby properties to aid in establishment of property values.
  • Review information about transfers of property to ensure its accuracy, checking basic information on buyers, sellers, and sales prices and making corrections as necessary.
  • Search public records for transactions such as sales, leases, and assessments.

  • Update professional knowledge.