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Simple linear regression is ✔✔Deals with the correlationof improvement value to size
The Unit and place method is most useful when? ✔✔On most effective on partially com
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RPA Level IV Review from Employee
Already Passed
Simple linear regression is ✔✔Deals with the correlationof improvement value to size
The Unit and place method is most useful when? ✔✔On most effective on partially complete
structures
What type of use corresponds with a residential homestead? ✔✔Consumptive
Who approves reappraisal plan for the appraisal district? ✔✔The governing body (board of
directors) of the appraisal district.
Who approves the the tax roll? ✔✔Governing bodies for taxing units as it relates to ad valorem
taxation.
Who sets the units budget and adopts tax rates? ✔✔Governing bodies for taxing units
Who hears taxing units challenges? ✔✔The appraisal review board
What occurs on Sept 15 of every other year? ✔✔Reappraisal plan of every odd year or reappraisal
plan of every even year.
What is rate needed to not require adjustment? ✔✔.9 to 1.1 (IAAO standards)
Statistically, one can say that the _____________________ is collection of central tendencies that
is sufficient to define an entire value of class. ✔✔Benchmark
The value produced by benchmark characteristics in a class is considered the market value for all
properties in the class. True or False ✔✔False - it is considered the baseline value.
Appraisal districts use ratio studies in all of the following except? ✔✔Effective tax rate calculation
In the mass appraisal proffession, the recognized source of standards for conducting and evaluating
ratio study results is which of the following? ✔✔IAAO Standard on Ratio Studies
What are the basic uses of a ratio studies? ✔✔Test present appraisal system and values
Test schedules
Test mass appraisal system
What is the basic formula for calculating an appraisal-to-sale ratio? ✔✔Ratio = appraisal value /
sales price
The first step in building a mass appraisal schedule is: ✔✔Analyze your market to determine what
features (of land and improvements) enhance or detract from value.
What is occurring when ratio is out of line for example .6 / 1.2? ✔✔Schedules need adjusting
The recapture portion of the Overall Capitalization Rate (OAR) applies only to the ✔✔Wasting
assets
What are the wasting assets of real property? ✔✔Improvements on land
What is typically referred to as the return of the investment in the wasting assets? ✔✔Recapture
rate is the percentage of the improvements value that is recaptured through then income stream.
How do you calculate the recapture rate or straight line recapture? ✔✔Divide one (100 percent)
by the buildings remaining economic life
Land only cap rate: ✔✔Discount rate + effective tax rate = land cap rate
Building only cap rate: ✔✔Discount rate + recapture rate + effective tax rate = building cap rate
Return rate applies to what? ✔✔Land and improvements
How do you figure the area of 1/2 a circle? ✔✔You take half of the length (20) and half it (would
be 10 x 10) x by 3.1416 x .50
Notice of the ARB hearing is sent how many days prior to hearing? ✔✔15 days prior to hearing.
Property owners file protest how many days after the date notice was delivered? ✔✔May 15 or 30
days after
ARB evidence from the appraisal district must be sent how many days prior to the hearing? ✔✔14
days
Correction of Appraisal Roll by the chief appraiser may change the appraisal roll at any time
because of ✔✔Section 25.25c clerical errors , multiple appraisals of a property in that year, the
inclusion of property that Dow's not exist in the for or location described, an error in which
property is shown as owned by a person who did not own the property on January 1.
What motion can correct the the appraisal roll after the ARB hearings? ✔✔Section 25.25d the
chief appraiser can file a motion with the ARB to change the roll to correct an error that resulted
in a incorrect appraisal that exceeds by more than 1/3 the values.
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