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Comparable-sale adjustments

Adjust the comparable toward the subject. Add for a subject feature the comparable lacks and subtract for a superior comparable feature.

Comparable A net adjustment
$9,000.00
Indicated subject value
$629,000.00
Comparable B adjusted indication
$630,000.00
Comparable C adjusted indication
$630,000.00
Equal-weight comparison only
$629,666.67

Follow the arithmetic

Comparable A: 620,000 + 18,000 - 9,000 + signed feature adjustments 0. Adjust each comparable toward the subject: add for inferior comparable features and deduct for superior ones. An equal-weight mean is shown only for comparison, not as an automatic appraisal reconciliation.

Intermediate values keep precision; dollar results display to cents.

The formula and its assumptions

Indicated subject value = comparable sale price + market-supported additions - market-supported deductions

Use market-supported contributory values, not automatically the original cost of an improvement. This worksheet assumes the transaction and other characteristics have already been analyzed. It is not an appraisal of a real property. Do not enter a feature adjustment both in the aggregate addition/deduction and a signed feature field. Comparable B and C use net adjustments. Appraisers reconcile evidence by relevance and reliability; the displayed equal-weight mean is not a required valuation method.

DRE Reference Book: appraisal

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