Marshall & Swift Residential and Commercial Cost Overview
This course will teach you what the cost approach is and how you can utilize it to determine the replacement costs of residential buildings and other improvements in the USA and Canada. To assist you in job accuracy and efficiency, a cost service such as the Marshall & Swift® Residential Cost Handbook provides you a complete, authoritative appraisal guide for developing replacement costs, depreciated values, and insurable values of buildings and other improvements.
Who Should Enroll
Course Offerings
| Sponsor | Date | Location | Format | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii Chapter | June 9, 2026 | Synchronous | View Details | Register |
Course Objectives
Identify the basic concepts and specific steps used in the cost approach
► Recognize and determine the correct building type, style and quality of various buildings
► Find a base square foot cost based on identifying a comparable building type using the
Marshall & Swift Residential Cost Handbook
► Demonstrate the ability to apply appropriate refi nements, adjustments and modifying factors
► Recognize the need and apply necessary refi nements and adjustments to a base cost using
the Marshall & Swift Residential Cost Handbook
► Recognize the need and interpolate between various costs, factors or multipliers using the
Marshall & Swift Residential Cost Handbook
► Defi ne the types of depreciation and factor each type into an appraisal