fair market value

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Recent Examples of fair market value While sellers and brokers often lean on gut instinct informed by recent comparable sales, appraisers operate with a structured methodology to determine fair market value for their clients. John Walkup, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 RMDs are determined by dividing the retirement account's prior year-end fair market value by a life expectancy factor published by the IRS. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025 State law mandates that the wildlife agency compensate ranchers for the fair market value of livestock and guard animals killed by wolves, up to $15,000. Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025 While sellers and brokers often lean on gut instinct informed by recent comparable sales, appraisers operate with a structured methodology to determine fair market value for their clients. John Walkup, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fair market value
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Noun
  • And even with the recent decline in market values, prices remain relatively high.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Advantages: Reflects real market value; useful for mergers Disadvantages: Limited by scarce comparable data; market conditions can distort valuations 5.
    Tami Saito, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • His comments came the same day as the Commerce Department reported the national economy − the total value of all goods and services in the country − shrank at an annual rate of 0.3% during the first three months of the year.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • The enterprise value of the business was 1.5 billion pounds.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • For example, the researchers found that living on campus increased the price tag for college by nearly $30,000 – from $180,000 to $207,000 – reducing the return on investment to about 11%.
    Alain Sherter, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The team has been open to trading one of its best players of the last decade, presumably because of his price tag and lack of availability in recent years, but Gutekunst had left the door open for Alexander to stay.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Apple stock fell nearly 4%, as the iPhone maker on Thursday estimated that tariffs would add about $900 million in costs to the quarter ending in June if rates do not change.
    Deborah Mary Sophia and Arriana McLymore, USA Today, 3 May 2025
  • New parents also shell out for medical costs, diapers, clothing and feeding supplies.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025

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