What is the Value of a property?
Appraised Value is an objective opinion of value, but it’s not an exact science so appraisals may differ.
For buying and selling purposes, appraisals are usually based on market value-what the property could probably be sold for. Other types of value include insurance value, replacement value, and assessed value for property tax purposes.
A properties value is NOT a constant number.
Changes in market conditions can dramatically alter appraised value.
Appraised value doesn’t consider special considerations, like the need to sell rapidly.
Lenders usually use either the appraised value or the sale price, whichever is less, to determine the amount of the mortgage they will offer.
DEFINITION of ‘Wikipedia’
An appraised value (USA) or mortgage valuation (Australia) pertains to the assessed value of real property in the opinion of a qualified appraiser or valuer. It is usually used as a pre-qualification & risk-based pricing factor related to the issuance of mortgage loans by a financial institution.[1]
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appraised_value
DEFINITION of ‘Investopedia’
An evaluation of a property’s value based on a given point in time that is performed by a professional appraiser during the mortgage origination process. The appraiser is usually chosen by the lender, but the appraisal is paid for by the borrower.
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/appraised_value.asp#ixzz3xXRwu3bu
