I appreciate Todd Winkel including my statement in his letter of July 27. I did misspeak at the Board of Equalization meeting on July 20. I intended to say that most real estate in Haines sells above assessed (as opposed to appraised) value. Haines Real Estate upholds that as true, and provides this information: “of 10 recent home sales reviewed, all sold above assessed value. The median was 17% above assessed value. The lowest was…
