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Originally Posted by me_dennis
Any tips would be appreciated!
Thanks.
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You should be successful appealing based on an actual purchase price. I had a similar situation where my assessed value on July 1st was $50k more than an actual purchase price on June 1st. I won my appeal and my assessed value for the year was my purchase price. Considering Calgary prices have gone up from the assessed value date of July 1st to your purchase date in December you should be fine despite the fact the dates don't line up.
I have also heard of others that have had success arguing based on actual purchase prices. That said, from my experience it's hardly worth the effort cause they'll just move it back up and then some the following year.
As for 2014 I'm up 11% in Sunnyside after being flooded. Anyone else that was under water have their values go up? The media seemed to indicate I'd see a break on my assessment this year but that certainly wasn't the case.