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The determination of whether a witness is qualified to testify <br />as an expert witness is committed to the discretion of the trial court <br />and will not be disturbed absent a clear abuse of discretion. <br />Carder, Inc. v. Cash, 97 P.3d 174 (Colo. App. 2003). In the case of <br />an expert witness possessing experienced-based specialized <br />knowledge that is not dependent on a scientific explanation, a trial <br />court must find that the testimony would be useful to the trier of <br />fact and that the witness is qualified to render an expert opinion on <br />the subject. CRE 702; Salcedo v. People, 999 P.2d 833 (C lo. <br />2000); Brooks v. People, 975 P.2d 1105 (Colo. 1999). In making <br />this determination, a court must also necessarily find that the <br />expert's proposed testimony is both relevant under CRE 402 and <br />not unfairly prejudicial under CRE 403. Salcedo v. People; supra; <br />see also CRE 402, 403. <br />At trial, Basin did not object to homeowners' witness' testifying <br />as an expert witness on matters of property valuation. Immediately <br />following his testimony, however, Basin moved to strike the <br />testimony on grounds that it was based on assumptions that <br />disregarded established facts in the record and utilized improper <br />ii <br />