Property-tax assessments: No areawide trend

Home sellers want the highest possible appraisal of their house, but when the tax man comes to the door it can be a different story.

As Boulder and Broomfield counties’ assessors come to grips with the reappraisal for 2013, most homeowners will see only slightly increased values and, for the most part, a slightly higher property tax bill unless rates have been raised. The county assessors now are incorporating data from appeals into their 2013 reappraisal which are based on data from the real property market as of June 30, 2012.

“Across the county, it’s a real mixed bag,” said Boulder County…