Appraisal adjustment calculator

Enter the subject and one comparable, set your market-derived rates, and see the gross living area, pool, and garage adjustments applied to the comparable's sale price. The rates are prefilled with the defaults CompShield uses in its sample analysis — replace them with rates you have derived from your own market.

Subject
Comparable
Adjustment rates
Indicated adjustments

GLA adjustment

-$5,850

Pool adjustment

$0

Garage adjustment

$0

Net adjustment

-$5,850

Adjusted sale price

$506,150

How each adjustment is derived

Each adjustment is the difference between the subject and the comparable in one element, multiplied by the contributory value of that element in the local market. The sign convention runs toward the subject: a positive adjustment means the comparable is inferior to the subject in that element, so its sale price is adjusted upward.

  • Gross living area: (subject GLA − comparable GLA) × rate per square foot. With the values above, that is 21802310 = -130 sq ft × $45 = -$5,850.
  • Pool: a lump-sum adjustment applied only when one property has an in-ground pool and the other does not. Contributory value is usually well below installed cost.
  • Garage: (subject bays − comparable bays) × rate per bay.

Gross adjustment here is 1.1% of the comparable's sale price. A high gross percentage is a signal that the comparable may not be the most similar sale available, regardless of how close the adjusted value lands.

The rates matter more than the arithmetic. See how regression derives adjustment rates and how paired sales analysis compares.

See a full comparable grid and addendum

CompShield is an analytical support tool and does not replace the appraiser's professional judgment. The appraiser remains responsible for data selection, methodology, analysis, conclusions, and compliance with applicable appraisal standards.