FAVORITE VALUATION

INTERNET SITES

VERSION 5.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Presented to the

American Society of Appraisers

Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter #011

May 6, 2008

 

 

 

 

Prepared by:

Michael B. Van Amburgh, ASA

 

 

 

 

 

VAVAINC.

VAN AMBURGH VALUATION ASSOCIATES

 

P.O. Box  222097

Dallas, Texas 75222-2097

(972) 723-9500 Phone

(972) 723-9501 Fax

mike@vavavalue.com

Favorite Valuation Internet Sites

Version 5.0

by Michael B. Van Amburgh, ASA

 

2007-8 Additions to Study

 

http://www.bored.com/photos/cowanddolphin.html

 

What is different about this Picture?

 

http://www.hoadley.net/options/optiongraphs.aspx?

 

This is an easy to use option calculator from the land down under.

 

http://www.hoadley.net/options/optiongraphs.aspx?warrant=Y

 

This is an adjustment to the prior model to meet the dilution requirements of warrant valuations.

 

www.rightvalue.org

 

Thank you to Gene Ruelle for the improvements to this site.

 

https://sa2.www4.irs.gov/irfof/IRServlet?app=IRACTC

 

Track the receipt date of your Economic Stimulas Rebate.

 

http://www.fineartsappraisal.com/

 

Looking for links to fine arts information?  Try this site.

 

http://www.crmz.com/Default.asp

 

This site provides inexpensive credit reports and credit information on public and private companies.

 

http://www.statefarm.com/insurance/condo_owners/ins_home_condo_appr.asp

 

This site works the user through the personal property items in a home that may have value.  It is a good checklist.

 

http://www.emorybizval.com/attach/Adjusted_Emory_Studies_1980_2000_10_10_02.pdf

 

This site contains the 2002 Emory Study as a PDF document.

 


http://www.bvresources.com/defaulttextonly.asp?f=123R

 

This site works within bvmarketdata.com to give option volatility measures for publicly-traded stocks and selected industry index groups.

 

http://www.appraisalresources.com/

 

Frances Zeman’s website with great links to other personal property and fine arts sites.

 

http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/

 

Website of Damodaran, noted expert on option theory.  Includes free spreadsheets for valuation of options, warrants, and other securities.

 

http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/proptax/drs05/

 

State Comptroller’s Office study on discount ranges for oil and gas interests.

 

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost?wp

 

Historical producer price index data for every commodity and product known to man.  Great for trend and bend.

 

http://www.rjmanda.com/pdf/52973paper.pdf

 

Report by Richard J. Miller, SPE on oil and gas cost of capital.

 

http://www.bloomberg.com/index.html?Intro=intro3

 

This site contains loads of free market data, news and information from Bloomberg.

 

http://www.bizbuysell.com/

 

Business for Sale search engine.

 

http://www.manta.com/

 

Credit reports for private and public companies

 

http://www.economagic.com/

 

Over 200,000 data files with Excel Spreadsheets and charts for each

 

http://www.fasb.org/draft/index.shtml

 

A site with all FASB statements and opinions

 

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/an_1

 

Locate articles on any topic.

 

http://www.nctcog.org/ris/presentations/SeniorLeadership06.swf

 

Demographics and Development Trends in North Central Texas.

 

http://www.realtyrates.com/commentaryg.html

 

Current real estate capitalization rates by property type.

 

http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Architect_(Computer_Software%2c_Hardware)/Bonus

 

Salary data for various positions within different industries.

 

http://www.regioncwater.org/Planning/index.cfm

 

Information about water conservation and the supply and demand for water in North Central Texas.

 

http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1448

 

Information about the floriculture industry.

 

http://www.taxnetusa.com/

 

Property tax information for every county in the United States.

 

http://cad.nolallen.com/county.html

 

Property tax information for every county in Texas.

 

http://www.snyderhomes.com/Texranch/

 

A list of farm and ranch broker websites across Texas.

 

http://www.esopassociation.org/experts/index.asp?category=Trustee&action=search

 

An address listing of ESOP professionals by specialty.

 


http://drought.unl.edu/dm/archive.html

 

A historical database of drought maps for the Entire continental United States.

 

http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/index.html

 

A database of all U.S. laws and statutes.

 

http://www.fairmark.com/begin/gifts.htm

 

A simple explanation of U.S. tax statutes and what they mean from a layman’s perspective.

 

http://www.submityourarticle.com/articles/Robert%20M.-Clinger%20III-2489/business-valuation-19582.php

 

A list of the Top 10 Questions to ask a business appraiser.

 

http://www.dallasfed.org/data/fedindex.html

 

The website of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

 

http://www.fasb.org/st/summary/stsum141.shtml

 

A summary of FAS 141.

 

http://www.sedo.com/search/searchresult.php4

 

An on-line market for domain names.

 

http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/gnames-nf/Greenwood+Lee

 

An interactive database of information about whether individuals are dead or alive.

 

http://fmv.com/index.php?C=qsearch&query=discounts&start_at=81

 

A search engine for business valuation topics and legal cases.

 

http://www.royaltystat.com/search.cfm?newsearch=1

 

A database for finding actual royalty rates used in licensing intangible property.

 

http://wencpa.com/default.asp?page=links

 

A website with various links to various accounting websites.

 


http://www.dallas.bbb.org/WWWRoot/SitePage.aspx?site=50&id=d11ccf1b-9cab-4373-b0f8-2e8ad14de653

 

A great place to check for BBB complaints on businesses.

 

http://www.ceoexpress.com/default.asp

 

A business portal for executives created by a busy executive.

 

http://www.optionseducation.org/help/faq/general.jsp#1

 

A question and answer page for options information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2006 Additions to Study

 

1.         http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/texas_map.html

 

Texas data by county.  Everything you ever wanted to know.

 

2.         http://www.federalreserve.gov/Releases/H15/default.htm

 

Daily and weekly interest rate data from Federal Reserve.

 

3.         http://www.realtyrates.com/commentaryg.html

 

Capitalization rates for different types of real estate listed by quarter.

 

4.         http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/data/tx/TX053.HTM

 

Economic and demographic data by county from U.S. Census.

 

5.         https://www.blci.com/texas/results.html

 

Texas Leaders Business Confidence Index.  Historical and forecasted expectations.

 

6.         http://www.ism.ws/ISMReport/?navItemNumber=4892

 

Institute for Supply Management Reports on Business.  Great data for manufacturing and other industry sectors.  Also contains historical archive by release date.

 

7.                  http://www.salary.com/home/layoutscripts/homl_default.asp?itab=personal

 

Salary estimates for all position by region.

 

8.                  http://www.window.state.tx.us/ecodata/fcst06spr/

 

Spring 2006 Economic Forecast.  Great site!!!!!

 

9.                  http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/staxqtr/

 

State sales and use tax data by SMSA and County.

 

10.              http://www.accountantsworld.com/list/directorylist.aspx

 

Search engine for accountants by zip code and region.

 

11.              http://www.usps.com/

 

United States Postal Service. Print mailing labels, calculate postage, find zip codes, and other great tools.

 

12.              http://www.qualityamerica.com/knowledgecente/knowctrCoefficient_of_Determination_R_S.htm

Definition of coefficient of determination (R-squared).

 

13.              https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/dna/appraisal.asp?se=%2B&ci=4370

 

Appraisals of registered domain names for as little as $5.99.

 

14.              http://www.irs.gov/taxpros/lists/0,,id=98042,00.html

 

Historical listing of IRS applicable Federal rates.

 

15.              http://www.nareit.com/library/performance/reitwatch.cfm

 

Monthly statistical data and rates of return for Real Estate Investment Trusts.

 

16.              http://www.qualityamerica.com/knowledgecente/index.htm

 

Quality America Inc encyclopedia of business terms and general use items.

 

17.              http://recenter.tamu.edu/

 

Texas A&M Real Estate Center.  Check out the market reports for Texas regions.

 

18.              http://tax.aicpa.org/Resources/Professional+Standards+and+Ethics/Treasury+Department+Circular+No.+230/AICPA+Powerpoint+Presentation+on+Circular+230.htm

 

AICPA PowerPoint presentation on Circular 230.

 

19.              http://www.ntxhome.net/search.shtml

 

Property Wizard give free user-defined search of Texas real estate listings. 

 

20.              http://www.texasbob.com/football/indexlist.html

 

Directions to and data about every high school football stadium in Texas.

 

21.              http://www.window.state.tx.us/ecodata/ecoind/ecoind.html

 

A complete searchable database of Texas economic indicators, including oil and gas prices and employment data.

 

22.              http://www.taxalmanac.org/index.php/Treasury_Regulations%2C_Subchapter_B%2C_Sec._20.2031-7

 

A cookbook for the valuation of annuities, life estates, and remainder interests.

 

23.              http://www.finance.cch.com/tools/lifeexpectables_m.asp

 

Life expectancy tables from CCH.

 

24.              http://www.ncta.com/ContentView.aspx?contentId=55

 

A chart of historical infrastructure expenditures for cable systems.

 

25.              http://www.campaignmoney.com/finance.asp?type=in&cycle=04&criteria=Pitts

 

A scary listing of historical political contributors searchable by name and year.

 

26.              http://www.cboe.com/framed/IVolframed.aspx?content=http%3a%2f%2fcboe.ivolatility.com%2fcalc%2findex.j%3fcontract%3dE5219244-E476-450D-9829-E516027BAAD7&sectionName=SEC_TRADING_TOOLS&title=CBOE%20-%20IVolatility%20Services

 

An options calculator produced by the Chicago Board Options Exchange.

 

27.              http://www.cbo.gov/

 

Reports and projections from the Congressional Budget Office.

 

28.              http://www.ncta.com/ContentView.aspx?contentId=51

 

Annual industry overview and statistics for the cable industry – 2004-2006.

 

29.              http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/RWPG/main-docs/2006RWPindex.asp

 

Regional water plans formulated by the Texas Water Development Board.

 

30.              http://www.census.gov/const/www/c30index.html

 

Construction spending data by month from the U.S. Census Bureau.

 

31.              http://www.taxalmanac.org/index.php/Sec._1374._Tax_imposed_on_certain_built-in_gains

 

Tax Almanac recitation of Section 1374: Tax Imposed on Certain Built-in Gains.

 

32.              http://www.bidc.state.tx.us/overview/

 

Great overview of the Texas economy.

 

33.              http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/forecast.html

 

2007 Update includes oil and gas forecasts and production data for various energy sources through 2030..

 

           

 

 

 


2005 Additions to Study

 

1.         http://www.law.cornell.edu/uniform/vol7.html

 

Locater for various state statutes.  Excellent legal research tool.

 

2.         http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/forecast.html

 

2005 Update includes oil and gas forecasts and production data for various energy sources.

 

3.