As we all sit at home with the economy at a virtual stand-still it may seem like your taxable real estate value value shouldn't be rising. However, the effective date of appraisal for tax purposes in Georgia is January 1 every year. The Covid-19 problems were not an issue until March of 2020. 

The law requires the Dekalb county property tax assessors to appraise real and tangible personal property at their fair market values. There are three approaches used in order to arrive at a fair assessment. Of the three methods, only one will be used depending on the availability and quality of market data resources.