Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it

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Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it
By Scott Rogers • December 16, 2010 Filed In: analysis, appraisals, financing, market
Stretch back to the 1st century BC, we find the following familiar quotes from Publilius Syrus, a Latin writer of mimes (thanks for the tip, Dave!): Never find your delight in another's misfortune. A rolling stone gathers no moss. Every day should be passed as if it were to be our last. No one knows what he can do till he tries. Another, which provides an interesting perspective on modern day appraisal practices is "Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it." While this may have been a prevailing theory at the time, modern day appraisal practice takes a bit of a different stance, more along the lines of "Everything is worth what someone else recently paid for something similar." For example.... if three fine homes have recently sold for $325k, $330k and $335k, we'd probably all agree that a fourth similar home is probably worth around $330k. But what if it a buyer and seller agree to a sales price of $345k? The appraisal is likely going to come back low, closer to $330k. But despite Past Buyers #1, #2 and #3 paying around $330k, if Current Buyer #4 wants to pay $345k, doesn't that mean that it some ways the house is indeed worth $345k?? Receive updates from HarrisonburgHousingToday.com via e-mail: Enter your e-mail address: Recent Articles: When Should I Start Looking For A Home To Buy If My Lease Ends This Summer? Office Building, 77 Apartments and 93,600 SF of Storage Units Proposed Amidst Residential Developments, Church, Rescue Squad and Hospital in Rockingham County There Are Usually Two Phases Of Looking For A Home January Housing Inventory Levels Sink To New Lows Will Buyer Activity Continue Full Strength In January? Maybe Some Townhouse Developments Have Fewer Homeowners (Living In Those Townhouses) Than I Thought Juniper Hill Commons, A Multi-Generational Cohousing Community Is Under Development On Keezletown Road Most Homes Sold Quickly In 2020! Not Much Negotiability In Home Prices In 2020 At Year End, Home Sales Up 13%, Prices Up 10% in 2020 in Harrisonburg, Rockingham County
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Based on information from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of REALTORS® or its MLS, for the period Jan 1, 2000 through Jan 28, 2021 (unless otherwise noted).
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