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Washington State Property
Valuation Requirement
What is Market Value?
What Types of Properties are Assessed?
How is the Value of Real Property Determined?
Property Tax Limitations
What if I Disagree with My Property's Assessed Value?
How Often Does Mason County Appraise Property?
Who Determines the Amount of a Property Tax Bill?
Public Participation
Destroyed Property
Agricultural / Timber Designation
Current Use Program
Senior Citizen / Disability / Exemption
Exemption for Physical Improvements to a Single Family Dwelling
Tips for Appellants
Property Transfers

WHAT IS MARKET VALUE?

The Assessor does not create market value. 

A simple definition of market value is the most probable price real estate should bring when offered for sale by a person who is willing but not obligated to sell it, and is bought by a person who is willing to purchase it but is not forced to do so. 

This does not mean that an individual sale will automatically establish the value of a property. The Assessor uses multiple sales of comparable properties in establishing value.