I want to know the value of two houses please: Savernake, 9 Second St,
North Egremont, Massachesetts, USA (I don't know the zip code, sorry.)
Also 154 James St, Morristown, NJ 07960, USA. Please err on the side
of generosity.

Dear pearlrivers,

As for the building at 154 James Street, Morristown, New Jersey:
According to the 2007 tax assessment, as recorded by the County of
Morris Tax Board [1], the assessed value of the house is $245,000, and
the value of the land is $213,700. The assessed total value of the
house and the land is $458,700.

As for the building at 9 Second Street, North Egremont, Massachusetts:
According to the current year tax assessment, as recorded by the
Egremont Board of Assessors [2], the assessed value of the house is
$46,400, and the value of the land is $30,900. The assessed total
value of the house and the land is $77,300.

Hope this answers your question!
Regards,
Scriptor


Sources:

[1] County of Morris Tax Board: Property Database
http://mcweb1.co.morris.nj.us/TaxBoard/SearchTRByProperty.jsp

[2] Egremont Board of Assessors: Property Database
http://csc-ma.us/EgremontPubAcc/jsp/Home.jsp?Page=1

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Request for Answer Clarification by pearlrivers-ga on 15 Feb 2006 02:56 PST

Dear Scriptor,

For a tip of $7 50 could you give me the figures for what these two
house would have been worth back in July 04 please? I also understand
that - wiht the Mass house - the owners are busy extending the amount
of land by building on and claiming some of their neighbours'
property/ Would that be included in this assessement?

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Clarification of Answer by scriptor-ga on 15 Feb 2006 08:30 PST

Dear pearlrivers,

I'd really like to provide you additional information. But the
assessed value of the Morristown property was the just  same in 2004
as it is now, and for the Egremont property, the assessment for the
fiscal year 2004 is identical with the current value, too.
The second issue, the claims for neighboring property, are not listed
in the assessment records.

Regards,
Scriptor

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Request for Answer Clarification by pearlrivers-ga on 23 Feb 2006 03:08 PST

Hi there - I didn't realise the tax assessment was different to the
market one - I need the market values of these two houses but am
unable to use Zillow - could you do it for me please? Pearl

Thank you - very quick and to the point! Pearl

You might also want to try www.zillow.com.  This is a relatively new
site that allegedly gives you an estimate of your (and your
neighbor's) houses.

J.

I don't know about those states, but in California the assessed value
of a house often has little to do with its market value.  This is
especially true if the house has been owned for a long time.

For example, I've owned my house for a long time and it is assessed at
only about 1/3 of its market value.

Dear Scriptor,I'm really sorry but that assessed value isn't any good
to me - now I know what it is. I need the true market value - can you
get that for me? I don't want my ex to know I am doing this so I don't
want to use Zillow - can you do it for me please? If I do do it, I
will need the north Egremenont postcode - can you supply me with this
if you used it before? Thanks

Pearlrivers,
I expect that the nearest estimate of market value can be found by
talking to real estate agents in the two areas.  If you don't want to
do this, perhaps a G-A Researcher would take on the job.  (I don't
know, but, of course, any friend of yours might also help with this.) 
If you could supply contact information to agents, that would make the
task much easier.  IF there were certain ones that you wished not to
be contacted, that would be important to know.

That would be a new question for a somewhat higher price, also if the
agents had to found first.  You should specify how many agents'
opinions you want, also something to consider when pricing such a
question (see the FAQs).

Regards, Myoarin