- 137 - were sold to buyers other than EPIC. Treating these "retail" sales as comparables, Mr. Mogul determined the retail sales potential of the subject 39 condominium units to be $2,962,000. From the total retail sales potential, Mr. Mogul deducted anticipated expenses over a 30-month absorption period in the aggregate amount of $797,971, and he discounted the annual net income to arrive at a wholesale value of the subject condominium units of $1,800,000. Respondent acknowledges on brief that Mr. Mogul doubled real estate taxes and association fees in his computations and that using the correct amounts would increase the present worth of the 39 condominium units under Mr. Mogul's discounted cash-flow analysis to $1,856,576. In passing, we note that a representative of Babcock Co. testified at trial that the contract prices of the subject 39 units in Paseos Castellanos were based upon the prices of actual sales of similar units to members of the public. Mr. Mogul's appraisal tends to support that testimony. The total retail sales potential of the units, as determined by Mr. Mogul, $2,962,000, differs from the aggregate contract prices of the units, $3,020,700, by $58,700 or less than 2 percent.Page: Previous 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 Next
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