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The Alameda County Assessor is pleased to announce that the AC Property App is now available on Apple devices. You can lookup your assessed value, property taxes, and parcel map. You can even pay your property taxes right from the app. Download it from the iTunes store.
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Why Assessed Value May Increase More Than 2%
By law, the Assessor must annually enroll either a property's Prop 13 value (factored for inflation by no more than 2% annually), or its current market value on the lien date (January 1), whichever is less. When a property's current market value falls below the Prop 13 value, that lower value is commonly referred to as a "decline in value" assessment, or simply the "Prop 8 value." Prop 8 assessments, are TEMPORARY reductions for one year. Once a Prop 8 reduced value has been enrolled, that property's value must be reviewed on every subsequent January 1.
As the real estate market begins to recover, the temporary Prop 8 value will be increased until it is restored back to its Prop 13 factored base year value. Increases to a Prop 8 assessment are not subject to the 2% increase limitation as are Prop 13 values. A Prop 8 value may be increased or decreased, depending on the market activity in your neighborhood. However at no point can the value be increased above your factored Prop 13 value.
Click Prop13_vs_Prop8_graph.pdf (PDF - 714kb)* for a graphic depiction of how property values are assessed in declining market conditions and when market values begin to rise.
