Property Valuation
The Wisconsin sales comparison approach adjusts comparable sales for differences from the subject. An adjustment for a bathroom the comparable lacks is a:
ANegative adjustment to the comparable
BPositive adjustment to the comparable✓ Correct
CNegative adjustment to the subject
DNo adjustment; bathrooms are not relevant
Explanation
If the comparable lacks a bathroom that the subject has (subject is superior), the appraiser makes a positive adjustment to the comparable's sale price to account for the inferior feature, raising the comparable's adjusted value toward the subject's.
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