Discounted Asset Rent (DAR) – A New Methodology for Cost Appraisals

When valuing “no market” properties using the cost approach, one of the fundamental problems is the reflection of “age‐related” depreciation in the appraisal process. The uncritical use of straight‐line depreciation produces illogical results and a new methodology “discounted assets rent” (DAR) is introduced to overcome these difficulties: site values based on existing use should not be depreciated per se in the process. A new software program (DAR) has incorporated these facilities as a“user‐friendly” valuation tool.