Vol. 9 • Issue 2
jodie@mountaintownproperties.ca
Thursday, January 9, 2014 Mountain Town Properties Real Estate & Property Management Services
Jodie O.
368-7166 Realtor & Property Manager
2020 Washington St. Rossland
Rossland to host West Kootenay Invitational figure skating
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Zaitsoff takes aim at Olympic team berth See Page 7
Market in decline
Be a part of History
Average property values for Golden City drop by $5,000 in latest BC Assessment roll
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Rivervale home, $228,500
Property values for homes in Rossland have dropped, according to the latest figures from BC Assessment. In the 2014 completed assessment role for Rossland (valuation date of July 1, 2013), the price for a typical single family home dropped by an average of $5,000, coming in at $238,000, down from $243,000. Even so, that figure is the highest out of the four neighbouring communities of Trail (down from $174,000 to $171,000), Warfield (the same at $170,000), Fruitvale (down from $186,000 to $185,000) and Montrose (up from $219,000 to $222,000). Owners of more than 11,000 properties throughout Rossland, Trail and the surrounding villages and rural area can expect to receive their 2014 assessment notices in the next few days. “Most homes in the municipalities of Rossland, Fruitvale, Montrose, Trail and Warfield, and in the surrounding rural area have changed only marginally from last year’s assessment roll,” said Dennis Hickson, BC Assessment’s deputy assessor in Nelson. As a result of the valuation drop, the City of Rossland’s assessment roll decreased by $10 million, from $588 million last year to $578 million. Down the hill, the City of Trail’s 2014 assessment roll stayed static relative to 2013 at $1.1 billion, as did the Village of Warfield’s assessment roll at $163 million. Across the river in the Beaver Valley, the Village of Fruitvale’s assessment roll remained unchanged at $194 million this year, while the Village of Montrose’s assessment roll increased marginally from $105 million last year to $108 million this year.
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