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What does the term 'market value' mean in the context of SA property valuation?

Correct Answer

D) The likely price between a willing buyer and seller at arm's length after proper marketing.

Market value is defined as the estimated amount for which a property should exchange on the date of valuation between a willing buyer and seller in an arm's length transaction, after proper marketing, where each party acts knowledgeably and without compulsion.

Answer Options
A
The price the property last sold for, indexed by the suburb's median growth since that sale.
B
The cost to replace the building new, added to the site value of the land beneath it.
C
The Valuer-General's capital value, which is the official figure councils use for rates.
D
The likely price between a willing buyer and seller at arm's length after proper marketing.

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Market value is the estimated price at which a property would change hands on the valuation date between a willing buyer and a willing seller, at arm's length, after proper marketing, with both acting knowledgeably and without compulsion.

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