Which of the following is NOT one of the four tests for highest and best use analysis?
Correct Answer
D) The owner’s personal preference regardless of market evidence
Highest and best use requires legal permissibility, physical possibility, financial feasibility and maximum productivity. Owner preference can describe a proposal but cannot substitute for those tests or independent market evidence.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Highest and best use requires legal permissibility, physical possibility, financial feasibility and maximum productivity. Owner preference can describe a proposal but cannot substitute for those tests or independent market evidence.
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