Most agents build a CMA the same way: search the MLS, pick the best comps they can find, and print them with the MLS CMA tool — or the free Cloud CMA that comes with ARMLS. Either way, the searching, the choosing and every adjustment are yours to do by hand.
The short version. Your MLS CMA and Cloud CMA don’t search for the comps and don’t adjust them. You get a list of sales and a blank where the price goes. Truppraisal finds the sales, rates every one with the TruComp Rating and makes all the adjustments automatically — size, lot, pool, baths, parking, view, a busy road, style, condition and market conditions — then it’s yours to make your CMA.
Same goal: a price you can defend at the kitchen table. Truppraisal: the new way to CMA.
One home — the Glendale pool home from our sample report: 2,208 sq ft, 3 baths, a pool, a 6,074 sq ft lot, built 1995 — and the same eight recorded sales nearby.
What a standard MLS CMA gives you
Illustration — the usual list of sales, made from public county records. No adjustments.
| Sale | Sold | Price | Sq ft | Baths | Pool | Lot | $/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6064 W Irma Ln | Apr 2026 | $615,000 | 2,208 | 3 | No | 8,400 | $279 |
| 21121 N 63rd Dr | Mar 2026 | $675,000 | 2,153 | 3 | Yes | 7,700 | $314 |
| 6357 W Lone Cactus Dr | May 2026 | $597,000 | 2,612 | 3 | Yes | 7,642 | $229 |
| 21699 N 61st Ave | Aug 2026 | $566,000 | 2,428 | 2.5 | No | 5,700 | $233 |
| 21132 N 64th Ave | Nov 2025 | $625,000 | 2,153 | 3 | Yes | 9,292 | $290 |
| 21614 N 59th Ln | Dec 2025 | $600,000 | 2,611 | 3 | Yes | 7,000 | $230 |
| 6659 W Monona Dr | Mar 2026 | $485,000 | 2,095 | 3 | No | 6,179 | $232 |
| 5978 W Aurora Dr | May 2026 | $580,000 | 2,267 | 3 | Yes | 8,289 | $256 |
What Truppraisal gives you
The same eight sales, rated and adjusted automatically — every dollar line printed in the report.
| Sale | Sold | Adjustments | Adjusted | TruComp |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6064 W Irma Ln | $615,000 | +$35,348 | $650,348 | A · 90.5 |
| 21121 N 63rd Dr | $675,000 | −$8,852 | $666,148 | B · 86.0 |
| 6357 W Lone Cactus Dr | $597,000 | −$43,436 | $553,564 | B · 82.6 |
| 21699 N 61st Ave | $566,000 | +$29,248 | $595,248 | B · 81.3 |
| 21132 N 64th Ave | $625,000 | −$12,311 | $612,689 | C · 79.6 |
| 21614 N 59th Ln | $600,000 | −$32,077 | $567,923 | C · 79.5 |
| 6659 W Monona Dr | $485,000 | +$42,700 | $527,700 | C · 78.3 |
| 5978 W Aurora Dr | $580,000 | +$33,345 | $613,345 | C · 78.0 |
The left side is an illustration of a typical MLS CMA comp list, built from the same public county sales as the right; it is not a screenshot of any MLS or Cloud CMA report. A Truppraisal Estimate is an automated estimate, not an appraisal.
Side by side, for one agent getting ready for one listing appointment.
| Your MLS CMA | Cloud CMA (free with ARMLS) | Truppraisal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finds the comparable sales | You search | You search | Automatically, every one shown |
| Ranks how well each sale matches | Your judgment | Your judgment | TruComp Rating, 0–100 |
| Dollar adjustments for size, lot, pool, baths, parking, view, a busy road, style, condition and market conditions | By hand, if you make them | By hand, if you make them | All of them, automatically, on every comp |
| Sets aside the one sale that would throw the number off | Up to you | Up to you | Automatically — and still shown |
| 55+ homes compared only with 55+ sales; golf and lake lots with view lots | Up to you | Up to you | Automatic |
| A value with a range and a confidence rating | Your number | Your number | Yes |
| Change the comps | Yes — then re-adjust by hand | Yes — then re-adjust by hand | Yes, on every plan — every change re-adjusts automatically |
| Your own suggested list or offer price, with a note | Yes | Yes | Yes, on every plan — printed as yours, beside the estimate |
| Branded report for your client | A printout | Yes | Yes — photos, map, every adjustment |
| Past clients updated automatically every quarter | No | A separate product | Yes, on Pro, sent when you approve them |
| Time per home | However long you spend | However long you spend | A few minutes, start to finish |
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Reflects MLS CMA tools and Cloud CMA as offered to ARMLS subscribers in October 2026. Cloud CMA and Homebeat are products of Lone Wolf Technologies, Flexmls is a product of FBS, and Truppraisal is not affiliated with Lone Wolf, FBS or ARMLS. Products change — check the current features before relying on any row.
Truppraisal is the all-in-one, one-stop shop for valuation: the comps, all the adjustments automatically, your CMA, and your past clients — in one place, every time.
For ARMLS subscribers, yes: it’s included with the ARMLS Pro subscription. It helps you build and present a CMA, but you search for the comps, choose them and enter any adjustments yourself. Truppraisal finds the comps and makes all the adjustments automatically.
Yes. On every plan you can remove a comp, put back one we set aside, or add a sale that just closed — every change is re-adjusted automatically. Add your suggested list or offer price and the report becomes your CMA, prepared by you and supported by Truppraisal.
No. A Truppraisal Estimate is generated automatically by a computer model from county public records and recorded sales, and no appraiser prepares or reviews it. It cannot be used for lending, tax, legal or estate purposes.
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