2 USC grads top Real Estate Appraiser Board Exam

usc logoTwo university grads, Maria Khristine Abecia Lluisma and Ely Galland Ancajas Jumao-as, of the University of San Carlos placed 4th and 7th, respectively, in the April 2016 Real Estate Appraiser Licensure Examination. Lluisma garnered an 86.50 percentage rating while Jumao-as got an 85.00 percentage rating.

It is a big boost to the Bachelor of Science in Real Estate Management (BSREM) Program which is now being offered by the University and recently produced 10 graduates. The University has a 54.67% over-all passing performance vis-a-vis the 33.5% national passing rate.

“I would like to congratulate the 2 USC grad topnochers for performing exceptionally well in the last Real Estate Appraiser board exam, and welcome to the profession, ” said Appraiser Agosto,  an Appraisal Commissioner and also a BSREM faculty member of the university.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 1,271 out of 3,794 passed the Real Estate Appraiser Licensure Examination given by the Board of Real Estate Service in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga last April 2016.

“The profession need highly competent and reliable valuer that will measure the true wealth of nation and uphold international valuation standards in the era of globalization”, Agosto ended.

 

List of successful examinees are as follows:

Click to access REA0416ft_j.pdf

Click to access REA0815se_j.pdf

Cavite Appraisal

 

I appraised properties in Cavite recently. My client, which is an expat living in the US, instructed me to deliver the report within three (3) days for court submission. He gave me only the exact address of the property, the rest will be produced through research.

Early in the morning I travel to Noveleta, Cavite for my first assignment, through the Manila-Cavite Expressway or Cavitex. I arrived in the municipal hall and paid a courtesy call with the Municipal Assessor, then proceed to the site for actual site inspection and research.

Then I went to Trece Martirez City to conduct due diligence for a property under dispute. I visited the site and afterwards went to the City Hall to conduct research and investigation.

I finished the assignment in three days and submitted it. My clients were happy after reading the appraisal report I sent to them.”Thank you for excellent job.”

A commendation that makes an appraiser happy.

Let us now tour Cavite.

Cavite is a province in the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the Calabarzon region on Luzon island. It is bounded on the north by Manila Bay and Metro Manila, on the east by Laguna, on the west by the South China Sea, and on the south by Batangas. It is composed of 7 Cities and 26 Municipalities. With a population of 3,090,691 in 2010, it is the most populated province in the country.

You can reach Cavite from Metro Manila through Aguinaldo Highway and Manila-Cavite Expressway or Cavitex .Situated just 21 kilometers south of the capital, it is one of the most industrialized and fastest growing province because of its close proximity to Metro Manila. Many companies, such as Intel, have established manufacturing plants in numerous industrial parks in the province. As of 2012, there are 382 actively operating companies in Cavite Export Processing Zone.

Major historic events happened in Cavite that shaped Philippines today, if you want to know more about Philippine History, you can visit Cavite and it will be like seeing the history itself not just reading them from Philippine History books.

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Tool for Brokers & Appraisers

 

In our practice of real estate appraisal and brokerage, it is basic to have knowledge on site location and lot plotting. I am sharing this presentation to real estate practitioners and the general public in general.

We should continue in educating ourselves to better serve the public and raise our professional practice to a new and higher level.

 

 

Appraisal of special purpose properties

Valuation is a core function that underpins real property transactions. Many businesses see valuation as an unwanted and unnecessary expense. This is not always the case and if used effectively they can prove to add an arsenal of information and achieve business successes.

I was requested to appraise a hospital property -a special purpose property. A special-use property is defined as a building with special construction materials, unique physical design or arrangement that limits its utility to the use for which it was built. They are typically single-purpose buildings which are adaptable to only one particular process, use or even one particular company.

The purpose of my valuation is to render an opinion of market value of the property. I’m quite bit excited to do the job yet anxious of its complexity. It is not just a hospital, it is an institution built for quite a long time; its name was synonymous to a place of medical care in the region.

The improvements suitability of use and capacity has been affected by advances in technology, resulting in some older hospital facilities becoming obsolete. But in analyzing the property, it is important to take it as a whole. The property in its entirety has many potential uses. Its strength lies in its location, since it is situated along the main road of the heart of the city.

Special use properties are truly unique, they require detailed knowledge of their exclusive characteristics, and the additional skill required in their valuation process become a specialty service area.

After a month, I just read in the news that the hospital owner has just inked a joint venture agreement with a big mall company for a construction of a commercial and hospital facilities.

Truly, appraisal can be an arsenal towards business transaction success. With this assignment, I learned that appraisal of special purpose properties makes our profession more interesting. Appraisers should never stop learning.

Mixed use development appraisal

11221862_1062426540442254_1175843060924474763_oReal estate valuation is the process of developing an opinion of value. It can be used in determining the value of property whether single use or mixed use development.

So far we have discussed more on the single use appraisal, now let me share and discuss the appraisal of mixed use development.

In valuing property, the first and foremost we should have to know is the intended use or the purpose of the appraisal. It will serve as a guide in appraising the mixed use property.

Mixed-use development is—in a broad sense—any single building, that blends a combination of residential, commercial, institutional, or industrial uses, where those functions are physically and functionally integrated. It may also a site or a building, complex of buildings, or district of a town or city that is developed for mixed-use by a private developer, government agency, or a combination.

In a nutshell, there are benefits in mixed use developments. For example, it reduces distances between housing and workplace, retail business and other. It is now common to have developments which align to the concept of live, work and play.

It is a great challenge to an appraiser in coming out of an opinion of value that reflects the actual use and the highest and best use of the mixed use property. An appraiser can use the different approaches in valuation such as sales comparison, cost and income approach. And since it is a mixed use, you have to use different comparable, and methods. An appraiser has to dig more data and information from the knowledgeable persons in the neighborhood, government officials and industry leaders where the property is located.

In analyzing data, we have to consider the zoning, allowable use, predominant use, conforming use, legal and illegal non-conforming use, the highest and best use, neighborhood analysis, market trends not only of the city but the region as well.

Nothing beats the importance of conducting actual inspection of the property and the neighborhood. It will give concrete data and visualization of the property. The trend of development in the locality and region, will broaden your perspective and analysis.

Valuing mixed use properties will force the appraiser to be more analytical and creative in solving problem –to determine the market value that is reliable and defensible.

ASEAN IS ONE TONIGHT

We welcome 2016, not just a new year, but a new era for our country and other members of ASEAN. ASEAN is one community tonight.

The ASEAN Economic Community endeavors to become a single market and production base. It will unify the 625 Million people of 10 countries under ASEAN as a single community. ASEAN will be connected thru effective air, sea and land links. Further development of regional connectivity will help people, goods and services flow across the region more quickly and cheaply.

ASEAN identifies professions that are allowed to practice in other ASEAN countries. Small-Medium Enterprises (SME) will become more competitive. Those who are open to ASEAN market can expand operations and acquire office space and industrial properties outside the Philippines.

ASEAN community gives us more opportunities. The free movement of goods, services, skilled labor and capital would require more commercial and residential buildings and other infrastructures.

At the same time, it brings challenges to connect. Bigger, skilled and more advanced real estate practitioners from other ASEAN countries can enter the local market. They need local partners and counterparts.

New era requires new mindset and system. It means old habits and comfort zones should be archived. It is an era where connectivity and excellence is a must.

Happy New Year!   Welcome to ASEAN Community.

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Real Estate Updates

Last December 17, 2015, Appraiser Gus Agosto attended the Philippine Association of Realty Consultants & Specialists (PARCS) Annual Election and Membership Meeting held at Tiara Hotel in Makati City, Metro Manila. The guest speaker is no other than the Chairman of Philippine Regulatory Board of Real Estate Service (PRBRES) Eduardo G. Ong. On this occasion he  announced the following:

  1. There will be six (6) real estate examinations in 2016. Two for Real Estate Brokers, two for real estate appraisers and 2 for Consultants.
  2. Those who flunk the previous exams can take the exams but the Board is considering to limit the number of times one can retake exams.
  3. CPD conduct will now be regulated.
  4. The Board will conduct monitoring in mall exhibits for licensing and accreditation compliance of practitioners.
  5. Other matters like resa amendments, aipo, APEC, ASEAN and bsrem were also discussed.

“These developments will greatly help the real estate industry”. re-elected PARCS EVP, Bong Labrador said.  “With the recent announcement of the Chairman, the landscape of real estate practice is evolving towards advancement and will greatly enhance the capabilities of practitioners comes ASEAN,” Appraiser Gus opined.

PARCS on the other hand, will continue in raising the standard of its members thru educations and organizational strengthening and  contribute to the industry’s surging forward.

SME and the Valuation Standard

zzq9wVj4_400x400On Tuesday, Nov. 17, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) kicked-off the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Summit 2015, with the theme, “Innovation and Big Ideas: Pushing Boundaries” that aims to challenge the traditional framework and mindset of micro and SMEs to further innovate their businesses.

SME is the engine of growth and innovation in APEC. It comprises over 97 percent of enterprises in the region; over half of the total workforce in APEC member economies; 20 to 50 percent share to GDP; and contributes up to 35 percent of direct exports.

The process of innovation of business requires new mindset and building of credibility of their businesses. The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) has recognized this demand and considers it critically important to build valuation expertise and capacity through the application of consistent standards and to continue to develop a globally respected valuation profession to apply these standards with the required vigor and coherence. Having uniform valuation standards in place ensures that the environment in which SMEs operate is fair and encourages healthy competition within and across borders.

The global application of clear valuation standards can benefit SMEs and companies of all sizes in a number of ways. Practitioners, alongside their clients, liaise with a variety of third-party organizations, such as banks, grant funders, and other external parties involved in various transactions. In order to meet their expectations and develop meaningful relationships based on mutual trust, the companies need to demonstrate a high level of credibility. The consistent application of fair value measurement implemented by well-qualified valuation practitioners is an important means for achieving this goal.

All parties involved in the business process should be involve in the education on the importance of valuations standards, which, once applied, help companies to operate in a more accountable and transparent way. As such, valuation standards ultimately can improve companies’ reputation and positioning in the marketplace.

PAREB-CESOREB held its first CPD Seminar

PAREB-Cebu South Real Estate Board (PAREB-CESOREB ) successfully held its first Comprehensive Development Program last October 17-18 at Elegant Circle Inn, Cebu City. More than 60 real estate brokers and salespersons participated in the seminar.

Gus Agosto, the President of PAREB-CESOREB, in his speech welcoming the participants highlighted the objective of PAREB-Cesoreb in conducting cpd seminars, “ Pareb- Cesoreb aims to help in raising the bar of real estate professional practice in Cebu.” “Thru seminars, we can produce more and more real estate practitioners who are capable in providing professionalized services to their clients and to the public in general.”

“We learned a lot in the seminar”, one of the participant said. “We are looking for the next set of seminars “, another participant shared.

The two-day seminar were the first set in the series of seminars they will be conducting. The topic of seminars included basic property management, leasing, BIR transactions, business planning, real estate service law and professional ethics.

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