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Price per square foot is not the holy grail of property value

10/24/2016

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 By Tom Horn ​
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​Price per square foot is media darling of value

While scanning the news headlines this week I ran across an article titled “What Is the Average Price per Square Foot for a Home — and Why Does It Matter?”Because I am an appraiser this caught my eye for various reasons.
The article pointed out that you can use the average price per square foot of the sales in the neighborhood to gauge whether you are getting a good deal when buying a house. I have a problem with this because it places too much emphasis on a stat that does not tell the whole story of a property’s value.  Read more...
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