MF YYC Politics - there, I mega did it

[Wormius]

Is it worth it to try to get your property assessment re-evaluated? Like if you knock off $50k or a $100k on a $750k property, are you going to save much in property taxes?

Edit: NM. Found the tax calculator at http://www.calgary.ca/property-owner...alculator.html

[TorqueDog]

It's about ~$3xx per year for every $50k you save on your assessed value.

My TIPP January - June 2026 payments just went down, yet my assessed value increased $78,000... so that slight drop I get to enjoy for six months is going to get reverted to more than it was at the end of 2025 come July 2026.

I was hunting around for comparable properties on Realtor.ca in downtown only to discover there really aren't that many. Might need to ask a realtor buddy to see if there's any argument for a lower assessment, otherwise I might just keep my mouth shut.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

It's about ~$3xx per year for every $50k you save on your assessed value.

My TIPP January - June 2026 payments just went down, yet my assessed value increased $78,000... so that slight drop I get to enjoy for six months is going to get reverted to more than it was at the end of 2025 come July 2026.

I was hunting around for comparable properties on Realtor.ca in downtown only to discover there really aren't that many. Might need to ask a realtor buddy to see if there's any argument for a lower assessment, otherwise I might just keep my mouth shut.

You can see all the comparables the city uses for your assessment on the map view. You have to zoom in until you see values, then click on any of the green dots. That opens the list(and the one you clicked will be highlighted). I find if I look for the ones in the past year or two I see the values make sense to my valuation.

[Torture]

Don't worry guys, we can pay for $5B in infrastructure without raising taxes says self described financially responsible city counsellor. We just need to get the Feds, Province, or private sector to foot the bill.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...gary-9.7059961

[woob]

Boy, Farkas is sure on Reddit a lot. Wondering if it is actually him, or one of his lackeys posing as him.

[Looch City]

Originally Posted by woob

Boy, Farkas is sure on Reddit a lot. Wondering if it is actually him, or one of his lackeys posing as him.

Someone should invite him to CP lol

[accord1999]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

I was hunting around for comparable properties on Realtor.ca in downtown only to discover there really aren't that many. Might need to ask a realtor buddy to see if there's any argument for a lower assessment, otherwise I might just keep my mouth shut.

If you haven't used it before, try House Sigma. It will generally have a record of sold and expired listings that provides more useful information than the typical realtor site.

[The Fisher Account]

Originally Posted by woob

Boy, Farkas is sure on Reddit a lot. Wondering if it is actually him, or one of his lackeys posing as him.

Was definitely not a big fan of Farkas, but i'm glad to see him connecting with citizens on it.

Is he our first millennial Mayor? At least he's getting out there and being response (and even funny sometimes!)

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by The Fisher Account

Was definitely not a big fan of Farkas, but i'm glad to see him connecting with citizens on it.

Is he our first millennial Mayor? At least he's getting out there and being response (and even funny sometimes!)

By 'our', do you mean Calgary? Because that's a definite yes.

Although Nenshi was younger than Farkas (38 vs 39/40) when he first took office.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Torture

Don't worry guys, we can pay for $5B in infrastructure without raising taxes says self described financially responsible city counsellor. We just need to get the Feds, Province, or private sector to foot the bill.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...gary-9.7059961

We should all just move to Canmore.

Can we get a giant Oil Company to build an HQ there?