Did the latest flooding impact possessions values? That's something Luzerne County's reassessment company intends to find without Officials from 21st centenary Appraisals Inc.

Did the latest flooding impact possessions values?

That's something Luzerne County's reassessment company intends to find without

Officials from 21st centenary Appraisals Inc. will pay extra attention to in what way the real estate market is reacting in areas that fresheted last week, said Tim Barr, a company representative. 21st hundred had already planned to consider at sales data through the close of 2006 because commissioners freshly delayed reassessment for a year.

The shire has not reassessed since 1965 before deluges in 1972, 1996 and 2004 more [i]or[/i] less low-lying areas such as Shickshinny also overflowed in 2005.

"Reassessment allows us to identify and application of mind those areas and the long-term market impact," Barr said.

allowing property owners in flood-prone areas have appealed and won assessment reductions within the years, their success has been hit and miss.

Shickshinny Mayor Beverly Moore said repeated flooding has crippled the real estate market