Attitudes of professional appraisers toward aesthetics and appraisal activities

Abstract

An information questionnaire and Likert-type scales were sent to 100 industrial and 512 nonindustrial real estate appraisers to measure attitudes toward the influence of esthetic factors in realty appraisal. Results indicate 2 relatively unrelated but approximately equally important attitudes: (a) concern of the appraiser for the intended users or use of the property (public vs. private concern or individuals, and recreational vs. business, etc.); and (b) concern for such programs as urban renewal, highway beautification, city planning, and modern architectural trends. Results suggest that appraisers are relatively positive in their attitudes, and feel that more weight should be given esthetics in appraisal than is being given or than they personally give. These attitudes were related to age of appraiser and the size of the city from which he operated. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)