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Podcast: Tim Andersen, The Appraiser's Advocate Podcast
Episode: USPAP and Choosing Comps – TAA Podcast 151
Description: USPAP and choosing comps is likely a poor name for this podcast. It’s a poor name since USPAP’s Standard One is silent on the choice of choosing comparable sales.  In fact, all Standard One (see SR1-4(a)) says about the sales comparison approach consists of twenty-seven words. None of them is the word comparable, nor the words comparable sales. So, no, Standard One in USPAP is not a reliable source relative to choosing comparable sales.
However, USPAP and choosing comps in made easier in the context of the Comment to SR1-3(b). This is USPAP’s...