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Basic Question 6 of 8

The cost approach establishes the market value of a property by:

A. adjusting the original purchase cost for any functional depreciation in the property.
B. adjusting the cost of similar properties to account for obvious differences in the properties.
C. adjusting the replacement cost of the property for any functional depreciation in the property.
D. obtaining estimates of the replacement cost from several insurance companies.

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Hervz Wouldn't D be a viable option to estimate the value of replacing the property as well?
CFALucille yes but appraisers generally don't consult with insurance companies when doing the cost approach, probably because it would cost them something
rjh512 D is missing that the replacement cost must be adjusted for depreciation.
923029 The replacement cost is what insurance base their premiums on.
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