Bullcrap in a chef salad. The reval companies use trending and other variables to establish assessed values. The market in Rotterdam has stayed at, or a bit higher than market sales as evidenced by the Equalization Rate staying very close to 100%. Biaggio I suggest you have your property appraised and then spout off on your appraised value. Do Not stoop to the low level rumor and influence peddling that is coming out of the current assessor's big mouth.
Do your homework and quit the rhetoric. And don't believe what is happening in Texas and California is happening here with regard to real estate values. The market has not bottomend out in Rotterdam. It was an excuse to lower Steve's friends and RELATIVES assessments. They needed cover.
WWFD?
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
Our reval was done at the time of the market bubble, where all homes were inflated in price. Some of those inflated prices where unrealistic, in my opinion. Since the housing market bubble has burst, there have been 3 families that I know of in rotterdam that had to drop their prices anywhere from $20K to $40K. Actually, the present sale price is probably where it should be in all reality.
Part of the problem, and the way I see it, was that the reval was done at an inopportune time for the home owner. The taxes were based on an over inflated housing market. Now that the market has deflated, the taxes on these homes still reflect the inflated price.
Added to this fact, there were many homes and businesses that were either never on the tax roll, or who has doubled in size over the last 50 years with no updated reassessment. So they would clearly get killed in taxes, in my opinion.
These is just my own personal assessement.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
PDQ, you are in dream land if you think rotterdam isnt dropping like a rock !! Anyone with a house over 250,000 cant sell it...sorry we all dont live in a 1200 sq foot house.
Where I live ( Rotterdam ), ther eare 5 houses for sale over a year...one has dropped over 70,000 and NO it wasnt over priced, they are giving the damn thin away and cant sell...taxes over 8,000....
Where I live ( Rotterdam ), ther eare 5 houses for sale over a year...one has dropped over 70,000 and NO it wasnt over priced, they are giving the damn thin away and cant sell...taxes over 8,000....
its just going to get worse kids...
Anywho yes it's what scared me away from alot of homes here i looked at.
I don't spell check! Sorry... If you include "No offense" in a statement, chances are, your statement is offensive.
PDQ, you are in dream land if you think rotterdam isnt dropping like a rock !! Anyone with a house over 250,000 cant sell it...sorry we all dont live in a 1200 sq foot house.
Where I live ( Rotterdam ), ther eare 5 houses for sale over a year...one has dropped over 70,000 and NO it wasnt over priced, they are giving the damn thin away and cant sell...taxes over 8,000....
its just going to get worse kids...
The key is what is your assessed value Biaggio? If it is higher than your listing price then get your buns into the assessor's office. If it about the same the potetial buyers need to see J. Craig Surprise. Good Luck!
PDQ, you are in dream land if you think rotterdam isnt dropping like a rock !! Anyone with a house over 250,000 cant sell it...sorry we all dont live in a 1200 sq foot house.
Where I live ( Rotterdam ), ther eare 5 houses for sale over a year...one has dropped over 70,000 and NO it wasnt over priced, they are giving the damn thin away and cant sell...taxes over 8,000....
its just going to get worse kids...
You are correct Biag. But this problem isn't just in schenectady county. It is a nationwide problem. The higher priced homes are the majority of homes that are going into default. They just aren't moving.
Between the decline in our housing market value and an increase in taxes and fees....you are correct.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
The problem with high taxes and houses that won't sell seem to be in the blue states where the states refuse to cut anything out of their budgets and keep spending like money is no problem.
You are correct Biag. But this problem isn't just in schenectady county. It is a nationwide problem. The higher priced homes are the majority of homes that are going into default. They just aren't moving.
Between the decline in our housing market value and an increase in taxes and fees....you are correct.
dont forget,,,,,folks bought stuff they couldn't afford....."keeping up with the Jones"/I deserve it/it feels good/it's fun why not/who cares etc etc......
no if P then Q in this equation....either from the banks or the those seeking.....who dropped the ball?
the schools? the generation? the politicians? the churches? the banks? etc etc..........
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
dont forget,,,,,folks bought stuff they couldn't afford....."keeping up with the Jones"/I deserve it/it feels good/it's fun why not/who cares etc etc......
Aye.. most of my peers I know in my age range don't seem to understand you can have everything you want..
THey have new laptops, and LCD screens, and all the video game systems, and fancy cars.... and a huge amount of debt...
I don't spell check! Sorry... If you include "No offense" in a statement, chances are, your statement is offensive.
PDQ...He does have me assessed for more thsan I paid ( 25,000 more ) 1 year ago and no they wouldnt lower it....so what now !!
Your next option is to take them to court. That is the process to my knowledge.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
I know of a couple of individuals who have taken the city assessor, Mastro, to court and won and had their assessment lowered. The judge was from Saratoga County and ordered an impartial assessment done by an assessor of his choosing and Mastro was off by $20,000 on one of the assessments.
I know of a couple of individuals who have taken the city assessor, Mastro, to court and won and had their assessment lowered. The judge was from Saratoga County and ordered an impartial assessment done by an assessor of his choosing and Mastro was off by $20,000 on one of the assessments. The case was heard in small claims court and it cost the individual $30 to file the claim.
we have another good man named dale that might be in the job too since he is picking bobby and frannie to win it so it will be better with dale then surprise in over there . dale is big in the elks to and can get that assessment cut where it should be to
Logged
