Scott P. Rogers
Funkhouser Real Estate Group
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Brought to you by Scott P. Rogers, Funkhouser Real Estate Group, 540-578-0102, scott@HarrisonburgHousingToday.com
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Someone asked me this question via the chat feature on my web site a few days ago....and it's a good question:

What are homes selling at in Rockingham County in comparison to tax assessed value on the property. For example if home is assessed at 200,000, what would the list price be?

It's a bit difficult to answer that question specifically, because I can't easily search for properties that are assessed for (or close to) $200K and then limit it to those that have sold recently.  So let's reverse it.  Below are five homes that have sold in the first 4.5 months of this year between $195K and $200K in Rockingham County.

Property #1    
189 Loewner Lane, Hinton, VA
Sales Price:  $198,588
Assessed Value:  $158,400
Sales Price = 125% of Assessed Value
   
Property #2
3435 Flint Avenue, Harrisonburg, VA
Sales Price:  $205,000
Assessed Value:  $224,500
Sales Price = 91% of Assessed Value
 
 
Property #3231 Powell Place, McGaheysville, VA
Sales Price:  $195,000
Assessed Value:  $219,100
Sales Price = 89% of Assessed Value
  

Property #4
127 S Sandstone Lane, Bridgewater, VA
Sales Price:  $205,000
Assessed Value:  $173,700
Sales Price = 118% of Assessed Value
  

Property #5
377 Quail Court, McGaheysville, VA
Sales Price:  $204,900
Assessed Value:  $242,600
Sales Price = 84% of Assessed Value

So, we can conclude several (not necessarily helpful) things from this analysis:
  • Your assessed value could be anywhere between $158,400 and $242,600 to end up with a $200,000 sales price.
  • Your home could sell anywhere between 84% and 125% of its assessed value!