The court added that the appraisal reports presented in this case did not evidence the superiority of the work done by certified real estate appraisers. “Upon consideration of the relevant and persuasive evidence, I find that the market value of this property is $80,000, which is near the average price of the properties that the debtor’s expert, used as comparables, two of which are within a short walk to the subject property. I agree with his approach, i.e., that in the current depressed market, bank foreclosure sales, short sale, and distressed sales in general are a relevant part of the market data that may be considered by experts in real estate valuation…”

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