Actual Age
Definition of "Actual age"
There’s no mystery. The actual age of a property is the chronological age of a property. Say a house was built two decades ago. That house’s actual age is 20 years old.
The counterpart to it is the Effective Age, which refers to the state the property is currently in.
So, do you know how sometimes you see a person that looks really young – effective age - and you’re amazed that he/she is actually much older – actual age - than what you’d thought? That can happen in the real estate world as well if the homeowner has done a good job with maintenance and renovations.
Usually, this relation of one versus the other comes up in bad scenarios, where the Fair Market Value of the property is brought down because the effective age of the house is much older than the actual age. But in rare cases it can bring the fair market value up because the former is so much older than the latter that it creates a perception of value due to the fact that it stood the test of time and became almost a relic in comparison to other properties in the market.
Real Estate tips:
Learn the actual meaning of hundreds of real estate terms in our Glossary.
Search through The OFFICIAL Real Estate Agent Directory® for that perfect agent!
Popular Real Estate Terms
Discharge of an obligation through payment or the rendering of a service. An individual is pleased with something such as work performed by an electrician at his home. Sometimes payment ...
Section of the Internal Revenue Code that addresses tax-free exchanges of certain property. The general provisions for a tax-free exchange of real estate are that the properties must be ...
Claim or debt that may be recovered by instituting a lawsuit. ...
Approving or permitting an action to occur. ...
A landowner may not divert or redirect a natural occurring waterway from his or her property causing damages to another property. Waterway is normally construed to mean streams and rivers ...
Party that receives part or all of a construction job to do from the general contractor. ...
List of dwelling units, such as homes. ...
Use of a parcel of land that will produce the greatest current value. ...
Person or business that provides an option to someone else. ...
Have a question or comment?
We're here to help.