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Clark County explains how residential appraisals are done, timeline and tools used
Summary
Clark County Assessor staff outlined the office's mass appraisal approach, annual timeline, and public resources for property owners, including revaluation cycles, new-construction rules and the Board of Equalization appeal process.
Nick (last name not specified), manager of the residential appraisal program in the Clark County assessor's office, and Andy (last name not specified), lead residential appraiser, told an information session that the office values roughly 180,000 properties using a mass appraisal model and a standardized annual workflow.
The presentation explained why the office uses mass appraisal to meet constitutional and statutory duties, how the county is divided for revaluation work, the schedule for inspections and new-construction pickups, and the resources available to property owners who want to check or appeal their assessed value.
Nick, manager of the residential appraisal program, said the assessor's work is grounded in Article VII of the Washington State Constitution and the Revised Code of Washington, and described three core principles the office follows: uniformity across the county, equity across property classes, and market-based fair…
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