Property Valuation
An appraiser discovers that a Maryland comparable sale involved a motivated seller who accepted a deeply discounted price due to divorce. This sale should be:
AUsed as the primary comparable
BAdjusted or possibly excluded as it may not represent a market transaction✓ Correct
CUsed without adjustment
DReported to MREC
Explanation
Comparable sales should represent arm's-length market transactions. Sales reflecting atypical motivations (distress, divorce, foreclosure) may not reflect market value and should be adjusted or excluded.
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