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Do Property Taxes Go Up If a Home Sells for More Than Its Assessed Value?
In this podcast, real estate strategist Alex Parmenidez clarifies the common misconception that a high purchase price leads to an immediate surge in property taxes. He explains that market value and assessed value operate on different timelines, meaning your personal sale does not instantly rewrite the town’s tax records. Instead, municipal assessments typically follow a fixed schedule, causing a natural delay between current street prices and official tax figures. While individual transactions serve as data points for future town-wide updates, they do not trigger automatic hikes on closing…
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