Report Writer Features

LightBox - Report Writer offers a robust set of features to enhance and optimize Valuation reports.

Cloud-based Property, Job and Contact Database:

• Securely access your comparables, Jobs and Contacts from anywhere.
• Advanced Search capabilities. Search and manage your properties with Saved and Map Searches.
• Utilize properties as comparables or as your subject.
• Save your subject data curated in excel - back to the Database for use as an update later or as a comparable.
• Robust standardized Data Capture. Over 600 Valuation-specific fields.
  • Multiple Parcel Data Capture for Site and Assessment data, multiple zones for Zoning data, multiple Buildings in Improvements.
• Create fields, calculations, dropdowns and custom data entry views to support your specialty property type or create a quick data capture.
• Event Capture – capture multiple sales, lease records and expenses over the life of a property. Decide which event to use in your analysis.
• Job Management. Robust Job Search with assignment, Job details including Scope, Client details and Fee information.
• Contact and Appraisal License Management.
• Bulk import of comparables into the web database.
• Share comps with other Report Writer account holders that opt in to sharing with your firm.

Excel and Word-based Report Writer:

• Customizable Excel Templates, with powerful features. Import your existing model into a Report Writer excel template. Create custom tables and fields on the fly to support a Valuation report.
  • Out of the box Excel model - Property type agnostic, all three approaches
• Customizable Word templates. Quickly turn your existing word template into a Report Writer template.
  • Out of the box word templates for:
    • Appraisal Report with all three approaches - Property type agnostic
    • Land Appraisal Report
    • Multi-Family Report with all three approaches
    • Commercial Evaluation Report
    • Invoice Template
    • Engagement Letter Template
• Excel fields and Tables merge to word templates with a single click. 
• Auto -text library databases pages of text for quick insertion in reports. 
• Automatic comparable Maps.

Feature Requests

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