What Makes a Home Comparable
Bōdie scores nearby homes on how alike they are to the home you're asking about:
- Location
- Size
- Year built
- Property type and style
- Bedrooms and bathrooms
- Parking
A home counts as a comparable when it's a 75% or better match. Sold comparables come from the last 270 days, so the evidence reflects today's market rather than last year's.
Like With Like
Comparables are matched by kind of property:
- An apartment is compared with apartments
- An attached or detached home is compared with attached and detached homes
- Vacant land is compared only with vacant land
How Your Estimated Value Uses Sales
The Estimated Value on your Homeowner Dashboard starts from sold homes of the same type with similar bedrooms, bathrooms and finished area, close by and recent first. Each sale is adjusted for the differences from your home and weighted toward the most similar. See How does Bōde estimate what my home is worth?
Seeing the Comparables
- Ask Bōdie. Questions about valuations, comparables and sold prices need a free Homeowner Dashboard. If you don't have one, Bōdie shows a button to create it, then asks your question again.
- On a listing. The Comparables section shows each home with its match percentage.
- Ask follow-ups. Why a home was included, how it differs from yours, or what changes if you leave one out.
When a Comparable Looks Wrong
Bōdie works from MLS® sold data that updates daily. A comparable can show an earlier sale of the same home. If your own home's details are wrong, the wrong homes can match, so correct them in Edit Details. See Can I update my property details after creating a Homeowner Dashboard?
Ask Bōdie: Why were these homes chosen as comparables for my home?