Deciding · 4 min read

Build a comparison

Two ways to create a side-by-side decision page: shortlist two candidates from your monitor, or paste two listing URLs directly.

A comparison is a single page that puts two properties side by side — the key facts, photos, and trade-offs in one place. There are two ways to create one.

Option 1 — Compare two shortlisted properties

This is the main path. On your monitor board's Shortlisted tab, pick the two properties you're weighing up and choose Compare →. HomesToCompare builds a real comparison from those two candidates and takes you straight to it.

The Active column of the monitor board, where shortlisted homes are ready to compare.
From your shortlist (the Active column), tick two homes and choose Compare.

Option 2 — Paste two listing URLs

Already have two listings in mind? You can skip the hunt and paste their URLs directly on the start page. This is the quickest route if you arrived with a shortlist already in hand.

Pasting two listing URLs to create a comparison directly.
The direct path: two listing URLs in, one comparison out.
Why two at a time? Putting two real listings side by side makes your priorities obvious in a way that scrolling a long list never does — you quickly discover whether you care more about the garden or the kitchen, or whether the price gap is really worth it.

What happens next

HomesToCompare pulls together each property's facts and photos into a structured page. On paid plans, it also runs AI analysis — a recommendation, the trade-offs, and the checks to do before offering. The next guide is a full tour of that comparison page.