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PostPostMinimalist t1_ito5t0x wrote

Yep I found the website where you can lookup any property’s assessed value. It’s pretty close to market value. Which is brutal. Not gonna buy here

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SonOfMcGee t1_ito7jzh wrote

By “here” do you mean the state of New Jersey? We’re still a little under the state average for property tax even with the 2.1%. Average NJ property tax is 2.4%. National average is 1%.

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PostPostMinimalist t1_ito7vst wrote

Jersey City in particular. It’s value prop if you ask me is (relative) affordability with convenience. You don’t get suburban schools or houses, and you don’t get the best of NYC. Now drop the relative affordability and what’s left is somewhere I don’t want to buy. Maybe if taxes put downward pressure on actual home values it’ll even out, maybe.

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SonOfMcGee t1_ito98my wrote

Taxes and rising mortgage rates will certainly put downward pressure on prices, but it’s a question of how much and if it counteracts the still- present overall housing shortage.

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