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Glossary of terms for residential parcels

FACTOR
	(1) An underlying characteristic of something (such as a house) that may contribute to the value of a variable (such as its sale price), but is observable only indirectly. For example, construction quality is a factor defined by workmanship, spacing of joists, and materials used. Factor definition and measurement may be done subjectively or by a computer-assisted statistical algorithm known as factor analysis. (2) Loosely, any characteristic used in adjusting the sales prices of comparables.
FILTER COUNT
	Is located in the last column of your search results. This column lets you know the total number of sales remaining after each search criteria was applied. You may need to modify the search criteria to return more sales or reduce the number of sales returned. Use the Filter Count as a guide for what search criteria to change.