medium · National Real Estate Exam valuation

In the cost approach, why is external obsolescence always considered incurable?

1. Because it relates only to the land itself, which cannot be destroyed.
2. Because it only affects the reproduction cost estimate, not the replacement cost used.
3. Because the cause of the value loss is located outside the property boundaries
4. Because correcting it always costs more than the underlying land is actually worth.

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