• HACKthePRISONS@kolektiva.social
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    9 months ago

    there is usually an assessor that determines the assessed value, and that is the basis for property taxes.

    transfer taxes are another matter, as well as capital gains on homes that are not your primary residence.

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      9 months ago

      Yeah, and the assessed value is compared to the other assessed value of homes in the taxable area and that’s how they divide the tax revenue from the value of the house. So if a whole area is in feeefall and loses (or gains) 50% value equally then the taxes would be approximately the same. Every house dropping value and the city government isn’t going to just accept half the budget from property taxes that year, they just reassess and recalculate amounts owed.