Property Valuation (alternative)

A Maryland appraiser who finds that the subject property's neighborhood has been declining due to nearby industrial development would note this as:

APhysical deterioration
BExternal obsolescence from neighborhood decline✓ Correct
CFunctional obsolescence
DA positive adjustment to comparables

Explanation

Neighborhood decline due to external factors (like industrial development nearby) represents external obsolescence — a loss in value from outside the property's control.

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