"drive-by" valuations

English translation: appraisals or valuations made by looking at the outside of the properties

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English term or phrase:"drive-by" valuations
Selected answer:appraisals or valuations made by looking at the outside of the properties
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

16:59 Jan 2, 2009
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Real Estate
English term or phrase: "drive-by" valuations
The secret database is markedly different from the last council tax valuation when surveyors and estate agents conducted "drive-by" valuations on individual properties.
Cristina Bolohan
Romania
Local time: 05:47
appraisals or valuations made by looking at the outside of the properties
Explanation:
Instead of doing an actual analysis by analyzing the comparables and the actual condition of the properties being appraised, a tax appraisals were made on the properties simply on the impression received from "driving by" or looking at the outside of the property.

Mike :)

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Note added at 19 mins (2009-01-02 17:18:39 GMT)
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Yes, a superficial impression, if you will. The image is a car driving by a house and the appraiser thinking, "well, an average house" for this area. It is very superficial and probably not accurate at all.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-02 18:06:55 GMT) Post-grading
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 22:47
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4 +4appraisals or valuations made by looking at the outside of the properties
Michael Powers (PhD)


  

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appraisals or valuations made by looking at the outside of the properties


Explanation:
Instead of doing an actual analysis by analyzing the comparables and the actual condition of the properties being appraised, a tax appraisals were made on the properties simply on the impression received from "driving by" or looking at the outside of the property.

Mike :)

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Note added at 19 mins (2009-01-02 17:18:39 GMT)
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Yes, a superficial impression, if you will. The image is a car driving by a house and the appraiser thinking, "well, an average house" for this area. It is very superficial and probably not accurate at all.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-02 18:06:55 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 22:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you
Notes to answerer
Asker: so driving-by means superficial here


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  triangle ink
13 mins
  -> Thank you, rmcclellan - Mike :)

agree  David Moore (X)
18 mins
  -> Thank you, David - Mike :)

agree  cmwilliams (X)
23 mins
  -> Thank you, cmwilliams - Mike :)

agree  inmb
43 mins
  -> Thank you, inmb - Mike :)
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