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DC Property Assessor Database Flaw
Sunday, March 6th, 2011 at 8:48am. 1259 Views, 0 Comments.
The WBJ reports on a flaw in the DC Property Assessment Database where properties in the District constructed prior to 1877 are classified by default as being constructed in 1900. 1877 was the first year that building permits were required in the District, so records for properties built earlier than this are not readily available.
Being an analytical type, I wanted to look at some MLS data to validate the extent of this database flaw. Here are the number of active properties listed for sale or rent that were constructed in the years 1898 - 1902:
|
Year Constructed |
# of Listings |
|
1898 |
1 |
|
1899 |
0 |
|
1900 |
116 |
|
1901 |
2 |
|
1902 |
3 |
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