Valuation standards and methods: are Sweden’s (still) different?
Journal of European Real Estate Research
ISSN: 1753-9269
Article publication date: 10 December 2018
Issue publication date: 23 April 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to describe and analyse the methods and standards of valuation used by Swedish professional property valuers when appraising commercial properties and factors affecting those standards. The study builds on a 2002 comparative study of valuers in four European countries by McParland et al. (2002), but focuses specifically on property valuers in Sweden.
Design/methodology/approach
In 2010-2011, a questionnaire was used in face-to-face interviews with about half of the authorised property valuers in Sweden. Another questionnaire was emailed to all authorised property valuers in Sweden 2015 and again about half participated.
Findings
Analysis of the results shows some new trends in used and preferred standards and methods. Although Swedish valuers still rely mainly on local guidelines, they now increasingly use international standards and company guidelines, which may indicate a growing, if indirect, form of internationalisation. Swedish valuers still use discounted cash flow as their primary method, but their use of comparative methods has increased.
Originality/value
The data in this comparative study of valuation standards and methods over time used were collected from a specific group of property valuers authorised through the professional Swedish organisation Samhällsbyggarna (Swedish Professionals for the Built Environment), which contributes to an insight in the presiding of the harmonisation of valuation methods and standards.
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Citation
Bellman, L. and Lind, H. (2019), "Valuation standards and methods: are Sweden’s (still) different?", Journal of European Real Estate Research, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 79-96. https://doi.org/10.1108/JERER-04-2018-0020
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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