Property Valuation
When comparable sales are adjusted in the sales comparison approach, adjustments are made to the:
ASubject property
BComparable sales✓ Correct
CBoth the subject and the comparable equally
DThe listing price of the subject property
Explanation
In the sales comparison approach, adjustments are always made to the comparable sales (not the subject). If the comparable is superior to the subject in some feature, you subtract from the comparable; if inferior, you add.
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