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Valuation and Market Analysis

Capitalisation rate

Net operating income divided by property value, expressed as a percentage, used to value income-producing property.

How the exam uses capitalisation rate

Using gross rent instead of net operating income. The word net is doing all the work in the definition.

What a question on this looks like

A property generates $48,000 net operating income and sells for $600,000. What is the capitalisation rate?

Answer: 8% Cap rate is net operating income divided by value. Use NOI, never gross rent.

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