WHEREAS - City of Watsonville
WHEREAS - City of Watsonville
WHEREAS - City of Watsonville
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Median Price<br />
Units Sold<br />
Property tax. This revenue source, the General Fund’s 2 nd largest,<br />
is projected to decline through 2010/11. As documented<br />
previously, property tax receipts are projected to finish 2010/11<br />
down $1.2 million from 3 years ago. Fortunately, it looks like the<br />
pace <strong>of</strong> the decline is slowing. For the current 2009/10 Fiscal<br />
Year, receipts are down 12.3%. However, the latest projections<br />
from the Santa Cruz County Assessor indicates that 2010/11 total<br />
receipts may face only a 3.5% overall decline.<br />
The current housing market appears to be approaching a bottom<br />
as the rapid decline in home values has slowed such that, through<br />
the first quarter <strong>of</strong> 2010, values look to have stabilized. Chart 2<br />
shows that, for the first quarter <strong>of</strong> 2010, single family home values<br />
have slightly increased over the value for calendar year 2009.<br />
$700,000<br />
$600,000<br />
<strong>Watsonville</strong> Home Sales 1999-2009<br />
Chart 2<br />
400<br />
350<br />
$500,000<br />
$400,000<br />
$300,000<br />
$200,000<br />
$100,000<br />
$-<br />
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 10<br />
Qtr-1<br />
Single Family Home Town - Condo SFH Sold Town/Condo Sold<br />
300<br />
250<br />
200<br />
150<br />
100<br />
50<br />
0<br />
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