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When valuing a rural property in SA, which of the following is a key factor that distinguishes it from suburban residential valuation?

Correct Answer

D) Soil quality, water entitlements, carrying capacity and productive improvements, on top of usual factors.

Rural valuation in SA adds agricultural factors to the usual ones: soil quality, water entitlements (licences and allocations now managed under the Landscape South Australia Act 2019), carrying capacity, fencing and other productive improvements, and access to markets and services.

Answer Options
A
Rural land must be valued by capitalising farm income only, never by comparing sales.
B
Only buildings are individually assessed; the farmland is valued at a fixed per-hectare rate.
C
Rural valuers rely on the Valuer-General's site value, because few rural sales occur each year.
D
Soil quality, water entitlements, carrying capacity and productive improvements, on top of usual factors.

Why This Is the Correct Answer

Rural valuation requires agricultural-specific factors: soil quality and type, water entitlements (managed under the Landscape South Australia Act 2019), livestock carrying capacity, productive improvements such as fencing, irrigation and sheds, and access to markets and services.

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