Assemblage & PlottageReal estate exam study notes

ASSEMBLAGE is the act of combining adjacent parcels under one ownership; PLOTTAGE is the resulting INCREASE in value when the combined whole is worth more than the sum of its parts — a developer merging five lots for a shopping center.

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ASSEMBLAGE is the act of combining adjacent parcels under one ownership; PLOTTAGE is the resulting INCREASE in value when the combined whole is worth more than the sum of its parts — a developer merging five lots for a shopping center.
The reverse concept is severance.
Related exam pair: subdividing raw land creates value through development; the subdivided lots' total value exceeding raw acreage reflects the developer's entrepreneurial profit.
Cue words: 'process' = assemblage, 'value increase' = plottage.

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The reverse concept is severance. Related exam pair: subdividing raw land creates value through development; the subdivided lots' total value exceeding raw acreage reflects the developer's entrepreneurial profit. Cue words: 'process' = assemblage, 'value increase' = plottage.

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