Let FRASS Lead Your Forestland Appraisals

Licensed Appraisers: FRASS elevates your precision.

Licensed Appraisers: FRASS accelerates your precision and transparency by combining appraisal analytics with forest biometric data in one secure platform.

Appraiser + Forester Partnerships

The FRASS Platform bridges the disciplines of valuation and forestry. When a Licensed Appraiser partners with a Consulting Forester, each professional brings their expertise to a shared, data-driven workspace. The result is an appraisal grounded in both economics and ecology—quantified growth, verified site productivity, and transparent value conclusions.

• Foresters contribute accurate forest inventory and biometric projections.
• Appraisers apply USPAP-compliant economic assumptions and valuation models.
• FRASS integrates both to produce reproducible Income Capitalization results.

FRASS Appraisal Reports

Each FRASS Appraisal Report includes geospatial maps, photographs, and economic assumptions—such as inflation, interest rates, discount rates, and Real Price Appreciation by species, sort, and grade. Growth & Yield projections are discounted to present-value terms under the Income Capitalization Approach, producing precise, defendable valuations consistent with USPAP standards.

Property Management Integration

FRASS accounts were originally built to host and analyze portfolios ranging from small private woodlots to multi-million-acre TIMO or agency holdings. Access is permission-based: forest managers, GIS analysts, biometricians, and appraisers can each work within their own authority while viewing the same verified dataset.

Appraisers can create confidential FRASS accounts to manage each assignment independently or collaborate with foresters who maintain long-term client inventories. The same datasets that drive management decisions can also drive valuation.

Forest Inventory Data

Forest inventory is central to defensible valuation. Where existing inventories are absent, Licensed Appraisers can partner with local Consulting Foresters to establish statistically reliable samples—generally at least seven plots per timber stand, or one plot per fifteen acres. These data are processed within FRASS to estimate current and projected volumes by species, sort, and grade.

Do not over-stratify the property: stands smaller than about 10–20 acres rarely justify separate analysis. Keep focus on measurable, biologically meaningful units that tie directly to market values.

MASS Appraisals and Portfolio Use

FRASS can also implement Mass Appraisal techniques endorsed by the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO). When applied to multiple forestland parcels within a consistent market region, these methods deliver efficient, quality-controlled valuation updates using shared data standards.

Large ownerships—such as TIMOs, tribes, or corporate landholders—can centralize their entire forest portfolio in FRASS to maintain continuous value tracking, growth forecasting, and market alignment across all properties.

Streamline Your Appraisal, Boost Your Precision

FRASS does not replace professional judgment—it enhances it. By merging biometric realism with economic rigor, Licensed Appraisers and Foresters together can achieve the next generation of defensible forestland valuations.

Contact us: FRASS@Forest-Econometrics.com