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This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. This episode covers content for the National Real Estate Exam. In this episode you will learn: • CMAs are informal estimates used for pricing decisions and differ significantly from formal appraisals. • Licensing exam candidates must know that CMAs cannot be used for mortgage lending or refinancing purposes. • The three main data categories for a CMA include recently sold properties, active listings, and expired listings. • Expired listings are crucial for determining the price points the market has rejected as too high. • While appraisals must follow USPAP guidelines, CMAs are not subject to these same regulatory standards. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep