DEPT. OF ASSESSMENTS
500 Fourth Ave.,
#ADM-AS-0708
Seattle, WA 98104

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Tel: 206-296-7300
Fax: 206-296-5107
TTY: 206-296-7888

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The assessor's staff is available to assist you in any way we can. If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to call us at
206-296-7300.

We are also available to speak to your group or organization about the assessment process. Please call 206-263-2261 to schedule a presentation.

Newspaper - what's news

NEWS ROOM

June 13, 2013

Making Appeals Process Transparent and Easier

May 28, 2013

Seattle home prices up 10.6 percent in 12 months (external link Seattle Times)

May 7, 2013

County home price back to $400,000 (external link Seattle Times)

February 13, 2013

Property taxes mixed in King County for 2013: Down for some, up for others

November 27, 2012

Seattle-area home prices rise again (external link Seattle Time)

November 27, 2012

Seattle-area home prices rise again (external link Seattle Time)

November 14, 2012

October Foreclosures up from last year, down from September

November 5, 2012

King County house prices rise 16 percent year-over year (external link Seattle Time)

October 27, 2012

King County Assessor Hara on 1090 AM (external link The Money Hour with Mitchell & Mercer)

September 19, 2012

Seattle-area home values record biggest jump since bust (external link Seattle PI)

September 18, 2012

Property valuations mean another decline in tax revenue on Vashon (external link Beachcomber)

September 4, 2012

Two Property Tax Benefit Programs for Seniors and Adults with Disabilities (external link Agewise King County)

August 28, 2012

Seattle-area home prices keep rising (external link Seattle Times)

June 4, 2012

King County Department of Assessments recognized by NACo for innovative county government efforts

June 4, 2012

House prices stay on rise in King and Snohomish counties (external link Seattle Times)

May 29, 2012

Seattle-area home prices rise 1.7 percent in March from February (external link Seattle Times)

May 28, 2012

King County Assessor's Valuations Being Sent to Homeowners (external link Shoreline-LakeForestParkPatch)

May 8, 2012

King County waives tax penalty for unreported business personal property until July 1st (external link Puget Sound Business Journal)

April 24, 2012

Seattle Area home prices keep falling in February (external link Seattle Times)

April 20, 2012

King County Assessor Hangs Out in Enumclaw (external link Enumclaw Patch)

April 19, 2012

King County Assessor Hara on Comcast Newsmakers Western Washington (external link Youtube)

March 27, 2012

Seattle-area home prices fall in January for sixth month in a row (Seattle Times)

March 27, 2012

Apartment rents likely to keep rising through 2012 (Seattle Times)

March 26, 2012

King County Assessor Lloyd Hara hosted meeting at Burien Library; Property values down, but so are taxes. (West Seattle Herald)

March 27, 2012

Seattle-area home prices fall in January for sixth month in a row (Seattle Times)

March 27, 2012

Apartment rents likely to keep rising through 2012 (Seattle Times)

March 26, 2012

King County Assessor Lloyd Hara hosted meeting at Burien Library; Property values down, but so are taxes. (West Seattle Herald)

March 5, 2012

Median home price in King County down to February 2004 level (external link Seattle Times)

March 5, 2012

Top 10 King County real estate deals in 2011 (external link Puget Sound Business Journal)

March 2, 2012

King County Assessor Lloyd Hara to host Community Forum in Burien March 14 (external link Burien Blog)

February 28, 2012

Seattle homes prices fall 1.3 percent in December (external link Seattle Times)

February 27, 2012

Work on 40-story downtown apartment tower set for spring (external link Seattle Times)

February 16, 2012

Woodinville Property Taxes Down in 2012 (external link Woodinville Patch)

February 16, 2012

Enumclaw property values dip again, tax bill decreases (external link Enumclaw Courier Herald)

February 15, 2012

Decline in Island property values blunts tax increases (external link Mercer Island Reporter)

February 15, 2012

Renton Property Tax Down in 2012 (external link Renton Patch)

February 14, 2012

Fire district announces it will not seek levy lid lift (external link Enumclaw Courier Herald)

February 13, 2012

Property taxes down for some in 2012

February 11, 2012

Empty, foreclosed houses burden cities, neighborhoods (external link Seattle Times)

February 9, 2012

Enumclaw Property Values Continue Decline for 2012, Taxes Down Too (external link Enumclaw Patch)

July 26, 2011

Home prices rise thanks to selling season (external link Seattle PI)

June 28, 2011

April home prices rise in Seattle and other U.S. cities, but analysts cautious (external link Seattle Times)

June 28, 2011

Spring buying boosts home prices in 13 US cities (external link Seattle PI)

May 10, 2011

Opinion: Make sure you're paying a fair share of tax burden (external link SnoValley Records)

February 10, 2011

Property taxes increase slightly in 2011; Due mainly to voter-approved levies (Press Release)

February 10, 2011

Despite falling home values, King County property tax going up (external link Seattle Times)

February 10, 2011

Property taxes going up nearly 8 percent in Seattle (external link Seattle PI)

February 10, 2011

Property taxes increase slightly in 2011 (external link Redmond Komo)

February 10, 2011

Issaquah school levies buoy property tax bill as values decline (external link Issaquah Press)

February 10, 2011

Property taxes increase slightly in 2011 due mainly to voter-approved levies (external link Auburn Reporter)

March 04, 2010

King County Assessor Lloyd Hara explains real estate values and property taxes (external link)

February 22, 2010

Vashon homeowners see a 14 percent jump in their property tax bills (external link)

February 18, 2010

Property-tax bills fall for most in King County (external link)