New technologies, shifting markets and aging buildings can drive
economic obsolescence across entire industries.
One appraiser viewed the building as used for general office or warehouse space, and did not perform a cost - approach analysis because of the large degree of
economic obsolescence related to a single - tenant industrial building used as an operations center.
New technologies, shifting markets and aging buildings can drive
economic obsolescence across entire industries.
Not exact matches
To be sure, this is a travesty of
economic reality inasmuch as it reflects a distorted set of tax laws that permit absentee investors to depreciate buildings again and again, as if they wear out and lose value through lack of upkeep (despite landlords being legally required to maintain rental properties intact), or by
obsolescence (even as construction standards cheapen).
The actual rate at which an asset's value falls is called
economic depreciation, which depends on wear and tear and the rate of technological
obsolescence..
It's critical for owners to identify both
economic and functional
obsolescence in order to fight unfair property tax assessments.
Understanding both
economic and functional
obsolescence is essential to properly evaluate tax assessments for...
Assessors are more likely to value properties deemed to be special - purpose with primary reliance on the cost approach, with its inherent difficulties in accurately measuring all forms of depreciation and
obsolescence, both functional and
economic.
It's critical for owners to identify both
economic and functional
obsolescence in order to fight unfair property tax assessments.
According to The Appraisal of Real Estate, 13 th Edition (Appraisal Institute, 2008), external
obsolescence may be caused by
economic or locational factors, and may be temporary or permanent, but it is not curable by the owner, landlord or tenant.