Class/Valuations/Sales History

  • Photographs

    • Photographs are currently available for most residential properties.

  • Assessments

    • Property Class - Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural
    • School District - All properties within the City Limits go to City of Saginaw Public Schools
    • State Equalized Values & Taxable Values -

      • In 1893, the State of Michigan enacted the General Property Tax Act (Public Act 206 of 1893) as the main source of revenue for local governments. The basis of the general property tax is real and personal tangible property value that is not otherwise exempt. Beginning in 1995, the property tax base was changed from state equalized value (SEV, equal to 50 percent of true cash value) to taxable value. Unlike SEV, each year the taxable value of a property cannot increase by more than five percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is less, until the property is transferred. Once transferred, most property’s taxable value rises to its SEV. Beginning in 2001, the taxable value of agricultural property that remains in agricultural use after a transfer remains capped.

  • Sales History

    • Date - Documented Sale Date
    • Price - Sale Price
    • Grantor - Seller
    • Grantee - Buyer
    • Instrument - Transaction Type

      • DNR - Department of Natural Resources

      ES - Estate

      LC - Land Contract

      OTH - Other

      PRE - Homestead

      PTA - Property Transfer Affidavit

      QC - Quit Claim

      SD - Sheriff Deed

      WD - Warranty Deed

       

    • Liber & Page - Record Location