This anthology examines important trends and major changes concerning understanding and appraising properties impacted by contamination or environmental risk. It is a definitive compilation of accepted appraisal knowledge selected and interpreted by a valuation expert to help readers stay current. Sections include insights and useful information about the professional standards, including case study analysis, regression modeling, surveys, tax assessment, legal issues and much more. Landfills, brownfields, mold, chemicals and many other examples are included. Readers will find new information to stay current and look toward a future of evolving strategies for dealing with environmental contamination. Author: Richard J. Roddewig, CRE.

Drawing on legal, regulatory and professional appraisal literature, Appraising Conservation and Historic Preservation Easements examines the valuation of conservation and historic preservation easements from the contradictory perspectives of the IRS, the courts, easement-holding organizations and appraisers. It includes the history of easements, general land use considerations, valuation methodologies to be applied to specific easement-related appraisal assignments, detailed examples and sample sections of appraisal reports relating to various easement properties and appraisal situations. Author: Richard J. Roddewig, CRE