How to Create and View Custom Compsets

How to Create and View Custom Compsets

Creating a custom comp set allows you to fine-tune your Market Dashboard based on specific criteria. Follow the steps below:

Creating a Compset

Step 1: Filter the Comp Set

Navigate to the Create Comp Set tab and choose one of the following three filtering methods:

  1. Map
    1. Listings displayed in the dashboard appear as dots on the map.
    2. Use the Polygon tool to draw over a specific area.
    3. Only the listings within this area will be included in the comp set.


  2. Filter Listings Button
    1. Click the Filter Listings button to access advanced filtering options.

    2. This section allows you to filter listings based on predefined criteria such as bedrooms, occupancy, and revenue.
  3.  First Row of the Table
    1. Use the filter fields in the first row of the listing table.

    2. You can apply comparison operators to filter numeric and text data:
      1. = (equals), > (greater than), >= (greater than or equal to), < (less than), <= (less than or equal to), and contains are supported by all data types (numeric, text, datetime, and any)
      2. With contains, the right-hand-side needs to be a string, so {Date} contains "01" will work but {Date} contains 1 will not
      3. datestartswith is supported by datetime
      4. is null is supported by all data types
      5. is blank is supported by all data types

Step 2: Select Listings for the Comp Set

  1. Use the Select All or Select Page buttons to bulk-select listings.
  2. Manually select or deselect listings by checking the boxes next to each listing name.

Step 3: Name and Generate the Comp Set

  • Enter a name for your new comp set.
  • Click the Generate Comp Set button to create it.

Important Notes

  • The Estimated Revenue shown reflects data from the past 365 days.
  • If a listing was created within the last 365 days, the revenue cell will appear orange, indicating partial data for the year.

How to Edit or Delete a Comp Set

  • Go to the Listings & Comp Sets section in the Market Dashboard.
  • Navigate to the View CompSets tab.
    • Use the Edit (pencil) icon to update an existing comp set.
    • Use the Delete (trash bin) icon to remove a comp set.

How to View a Comp Set

When viewing a comp set, all dashboard graphs and charts will be refreshed based on the selected comp set:

  1. Click the Comp Set dropdown at the top of the Market Dashboard.
  2. Select your desired comp set from the list.

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