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Quality Condition Adjusted Mean Methodology: A Comparative Valuation Tool for the Appraiser

This paper explores the process of using a quality/condition adjusted mean methodology (Q-CAMM) to determine value of a subject property. A quality/condition adjusted mean regulates comparable values based upon condition level and quality points, and arrives at a final value conclusion relative to the subject property’s intrinsic features and state of preservation. Q-CAMM continues to rely upon the personal opinion and experience of the appraiser while introducing additional mathematical components to basic statistical averaging. Click the image to read the article by Todd W. Sigety, ISA CAPP.

(First Published in the Journal of Advanced Appraisal Studies - 2008)

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Reconceiving Connoisseurship, by Carol Strone

Connoisseurship is a dead language and a dead art. Or so art theorists with disdain for aesthetic judgments would have us believe for some 40 years now. Indeed, connoisseurship has long languished — unfashionable and unpracticed — in academic circles and beyond. But still it matters for many people, and there are signs of a renaissance, even in the most unlikely realms of the art world. The time is ripe for reconceiving connoisseurship as relevant to furthering culture and seeing with maximum powers of observation that which humankind creates. Click the image to read the article by Carol Strone of Carol Strone Art Advisory, NY.

(First Published in the Fine Art Connoisseur, March/April 2010)

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Establishing Your Appraisal Library

Tuesday, August 04, 2009 Reporter: Jerry Sampson 2 Comments

We appraisers know that there is no substitute for being in a fresh, current market. But there is something else for which there is no substitute either and that is our library. Your library will be a source of comfort and enjoyment to you. It will be a place for you to turn when you are confused, lost or unsure about an object. Yes, your library, if you develop it correctly, will quickly become a major focal point of your appraisal career.

Now I know that it sounds "old fashioned" in this day of technology, but there is really nothing like having a well-developed, accessible library. Oftentimes I talk with other appraisers who might not have as much experience as I do, and the one thing that I hear so often is " I don’t have much of a library; I use the computer." Well, that may be true and, of course, I do the same thing to some extent. But you will never be able to grasp and understand a subject just by reading about it on the Internet.

I’m going to title this series of blog entries "Establishing Your Appraisal Library." I’ll break this down into several chapters so it can be easier to absorb. Through the weeks we’ll cover such chapters as these and several others:

How do I acquire books for my library?
Proper storage and retrieval.
Hard back or soft back? Which is correct?
The dirty secret about price guides.
Magazines and other periodicals.
Databases and printed auction catalogs.
The importance of small papers.
When it’s time to dispose of a library.

Be on the lookout in the coming weeks for these topics. I promise that if you pay attention you’ll be able to create or refine your current library.

Remember, Knowledge Is Power, So Arm Yourself