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I know of no truly serious offers for the domain, but why should that matter? I'm pretty sure residences aren't taxed based on un-accepted offers, for example.

lmm 2y ago
Residences are taxed based on appraised market value; I think offers made can be taken into account on that? If not then they should be.
- danfuzz 2y ago
  At least where I live (California US), that's not true. There are certain things which trigger a change in taxable value, but they're mostly only indirectly connected to appraised value. Un-accepted offers 100% definitely don't factor in and (for reasons already argued by others on this discussion) would probably cause more problems than they would solve if they _were_ taken into account.
  - lmm 2y ago
    California's property tax system is notoriously terrible and a significant contributor to the housing crisis in that state.
    - danfuzz 2y ago
      You're probably thinking of Prop 13, which, no argument. But I don't think the fix is as straightforward as you imply. (TLDR the biggest problems are due to corporate landowners, not families who own a single dwelling.) Also, what jurisdiction are you aware of that takes un-accepted real estate offers into account for tax purposes?
      - lmm 2y ago
        My background is Ireland, where there's a general requirement to self-assess an accurate value; you're not specifically required to take offers into account but you're not required to ignore them either, it's more of a "you should assess all the information available and come up with an accurate valuation" type law, with the specifics being left to interpretation. https://www.revenue.ie/en/property/local-property-tax/valuing-your-property/sources-for-valuing-your-property.aspx https://www.revenue.ie/en/property/local-property-tax/valuin... has a bit about the process.

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I know of no truly serious offers for the domain, but why should that matter? I'm pretty sure residences aren't taxed based on un-accepted offers, for example.

by danfuzz 2y ago

lmm 2y ago
Residences are taxed based on appraised market value; I think offers made can be taken into account on that? If not then they should be.
- danfuzz 2y ago
  At least where I live (California US), that's not true. There are certain things which trigger a change in taxable value, but they're mostly only indirectly connected to appraised value. Un-accepted offers 100% definitely don't factor in and (for reasons already argued by others on this discussion) would probably cause more problems than they would solve if they _were_ taken into account.
  - lmm 2y ago
    California's property tax system is notoriously terrible and a significant contributor to the housing crisis in that state.
    - danfuzz 2y ago
      You're probably thinking of Prop 13, which, no argument. But I don't think the fix is as straightforward as you imply. (TLDR the biggest problems are due to corporate landowners, not families who own a single dwelling.) Also, what jurisdiction are you aware of that takes un-accepted real estate offers into account for tax purposes?
      - lmm 2y ago
        My background is Ireland, where there's a general requirement to self-assess an accurate value; you're not specifically required to take offers into account but you're not required to ignore them either, it's more of a "you should assess all the information available and come up with an accurate valuation" type law, with the specifics being left to interpretation. https://www.revenue.ie/en/property/local-property-tax/valuing-your-property/sources-for-valuing-your-property.aspx https://www.revenue.ie/en/property/local-property-tax/valuin... has a bit about the process.