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DeKalb Did the Right Thing

April 23rd, 2009 No comments
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[The following was sent to the author of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution article here.]

What DeKalb did appears to be exactly CORRECT…. at least, if your interest is in fairly valuing property.

The consideration of foreclosures and other distressed sales does not produce a true market value; it does not contribute to equity and fairness in property taxation.

SB-55 not withstanding, DeKalb did the right thing when it considered available Fair Market Value sales over, or instead of, distressed sales in its valuation of property.

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More Lunacy from the Gold Dome

February 24th, 2009 No comments
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Rep. John Lunsford (R-McDonough) has introduced HB-498, a bill to require county appraisers to include foreclosure sales and distressed sales in their assessment of Fair Market Value of any property.

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