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SUBSTITUTION, PRINCIPLE OF

California Department of Real Estate

Updated 08-20-2026

SUBSTITUTION, PRINCIPLE OF

Affirms that the maximum value of a property tends to be set by the cost of acquiring an equally desirable and valuable substitute property, assuming no costly delay is encountered in making the substitution.

California Department of Real Estate Glossary

California Department of Real Estate · p. 32

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