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Operation TEN
St. John, IN

Greater Northwest Indiana Association of Realtors
Pat Pullara
Chief Operating Officer/Government Affairs
pat@gniar.com
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Maurice M. Eisenstein
Political Science Professor
Purdue University Calumet
Hammond, IN

Jeffrey Held
Computer Programmer Munster, IN

D an Jordan
Master Marketing/Jordan Realty
Crown Point, IN

Ranjan Kini
Professor of IMS
Indiana University Northwest
Gary, IN


Steve Munsey
Senior Pastor
Family Christian Center
Munster, IN

Dave Van Dyke
President
Precision Construction
Highland, IN

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Appraised value  -  An estimate of the value of a property before application of any fractional assessment ratio , partial exemption, or other such adjustment.
 
Appreciation  -  Increase in value of a property, in terms of money, from all causes. For example, a farm may appreciate if a shopping center is built nearby, and property of any sort may appreciate as a result of inflation.
 
Arm's-Length sale  -  A sale between two unrelated parties, both seeking to maximize their positions form the transaction.
 
Assessed Value  -   The monetary amount at which a property is put on the assessment roll . Assessed value differ from the assessor's differ from the assessor's estimate of market value ( appraised value ) for several reasons: partial exemptions , and decisions by assessing officials to override market value estimates.
 
Assessment-appraisal ratio  -  The ratio of the assessed value of a property to an independent appraisal.
 
Assessment equity  -  The Degree to which assessments bear a consistent relationship to market value .
 
Assessment progressive (regressive)  -  An appraisal bias such that high-value properties are appraised higher (lower) than low-value properties. See also price –related differential.

 
Assessment ratio  -  (1) The ratio of the assessed value to an indicator of market value. (2) By extension, an estimate fractional relationship between the assessed values and market values of a group of properties. See also level of assessment .
 
Assessment ratio study  -  Ratio study, sales ratio study, and appraisal ratio study are preferred.
 
Assessment review  -  The reexamination of assessments by a governmental agency that has the authority to alter individual assessments on its own motion. See also appeal .
 
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