What Is Comparative Market Analysis?
Also written as: CMA
A CMA is an agent-prepared report estimating a property's value by comparing it to similar recently sold, active, and pending listings in the area — commonly used to help set a listing price.
Most useful for: Home Seller · Real Estate Agent · Appraiser
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