Tumbling standard capitalization rates create a trap for valuers and analysts

December 2004

In the residential property market, estate agents and valuers have a serious problem in estimating the market value of a house. The reason for this is the phenomenon of galloping prices that invariably means that the historic comparable sales on which an estimate of market value is based, are outdated the moment they become available to market players.

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