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Updated almost 8 years ago on . Most recent reply

Assessed value as proxy for Market Value?
Hello BP!!
Should one look at assessed value for tax purposes on government website as proxy for fair value. The property I am looking has a listing price of over half a million, however, the on governments website - the assessed value is only 260K - I understand that market value for tax purposes may not be very recent - but does one see such large differences and should the market value assessed for tax purposes should be a guide for fair market value?
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Tushar Shah What is mean is that if the listing says the property is 3,000 sq ft and the assessors records say 2,800 then I would want to know which was right. Was there an illegal addition? An attic conversion? Since a lot of people use per-square-foot prices to value non-commercial property I like to ensure accuracy. Not all square feet are created equal but that's another story.