fair market value

noun

Definition of fair market value

: a price at which buyers and sellers with a reasonable knowledge of pertinent facts and not acting under any compulsion are willing to do business

Examples of fair market value in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Enter an appraiser, whose job is to determine the home’s fair market value—and do so independent of the seller’s list price and the buyer’s hunch of what the home is worth. — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, "Why Home Appraisals Are So Important," 12 Feb. 2021 The legality of this sale hinges on whether the home was purchased at fair market value. — Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, "Sen. David Perdue Sold His Home to a Finance Industry Official Whose Organization Was Lobbying the Senate," 10 Dec. 2020 The foundation found that the sale was made voluntarily and for fair market value. — Jessica Gresko, chicagotribune.com, "Supreme Court to decide whether Nazi art case brought by musician stays in United States," 5 Dec. 2020 Government officials survey properties and subsequently offer landowners compensation that is supposed to be based on fair market value. — Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News, "New report details Trump effort to seize thousands of acres of private land for border wall," 24 Nov. 2020 The firm also pegged the site’s fair market value at $8 million. — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, "City to sell East Village site for $8.5M; developer planning office campus," 18 Nov. 2020 That would translate to between $9 and $17 per household, based on a home with a fair market value of $300,000, according to village manager George Koczwara. — Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com, "Orland Park officials set course for slightly lower property tax levy," 17 Nov. 2020 The amendment permits the presence or production of oil to be considered when assessing the fair market value of a well for ad valorem property tax purposes. — Bloomberg.com, "Illinois Faces Cuts, Tax Increases After Ballot Measure Fails," 4 Nov. 2020 But if his heirs sold the Orioles soon after his death, tax laws would give them the enormous benefit of eliminating the capital gains tax because the club would be assessed at the current fair market value. — Jeff Barker, baltimoresun.com, "Potential Orioles bidders line up in hopes the Angelos family decides to sell," 30 Oct. 2020

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25 Feb 2021

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“Fair market value.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20market%20value. Accessed 8 Mar. 2021.

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