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Land appraisal in Metro Detroit: what to expect
Land is harder to value than a house because fewer parcels sell and each one is different. A land appraisal looks at zoning, size and shape, road frontage, utilities, soils, wetlands and floodplain, and what can realistically be built. Owners order them for sales, estates, divorce, tax appeals, splits and development planning.
Across Metro Detroit the range is wide: single city lots in Detroit, suburban infill parcels in Oakland and Macomb counties, and farmland or wooded acreage in Livingston, Lapeer and St. Clair counties. Whether a parcel has public sewer or needs a septic permit, and whether a well is required, changes its value a great deal.
Before ordering, gather the survey, zoning, any wetland or soil reports, and utility information. For clearing or site work, see excavation.
What a good engagement includes
- A defined intended use, effective date and legal description
- A site visit to view access, frontage, topography and surroundings
- Review of zoning, utilities and known limits like wetlands or floodplain
- Comparable land sales adjusted for size, location and utilities
- A highest and best use analysis where the assignment calls for it
- A written USPAP report with the appraiser's license number and level
What drives the fee
- Parcel size and whether it is one lot or several
- Zoning complexity or development potential
- Environmental limits such as wetlands, floodplain or contamination history
- Few comparable land sales in the area
- Report type and whether a highest and best use study is needed
- Rush turnaround or testimony
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Licensing and standards in Michigan
Michigan licenses real estate appraisers through LARA at four levels: limited, state licensed, certified residential (one to four family residential property) and certified general (all types of real property). For development land, commercial parcels or complex acreage, look for a certified general appraiser.
Confirm zoning, land division and utility rules with the city, village or township where the land sits, and wetland questions with Michigan EGLE.
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How to compare appraisal quotes
- Share the survey, legal description and your intended use.
- Ask about their experience with land in your county and zoning type.
- Verify the license level on the LARA lookup.
- Ask whether the report will include a highest and best use analysis.
- Compare turnaround and whether testimony is billed separately.
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