A homeowner opens their new OPA assessment notice and the number is noticeably higher than last year's. It's not obvious whether that reflects a real shift in the neighborhood's market, or whether the assessment has simply overshot what the property would actually sell for.
The homeowner enters their address into TaxAssessmentIQ, which pulls the current OPA assessment record automatically.
TaxAssessmentIQ checks that assessment against recent comparable sales nearby — similar size, similar condition, similar block — and shows the gap between the two, if any.
Not every property should appeal. The point is finding out which side of that line you're actually on.
In this case, the assessment comes in meaningfully above the comparable sales average — enough to make an appeal worth the homeowner's time. If it hadn't, TaxAssessmentIQ would say that too, rather than manufacturing a case where none exists.
With the gap confirmed, the homeowner downloads a BRT-ready appeal packet, built from the same comparable sales data, ahead of the filing deadline.
Philadelphia homeowners who've just received a new assessment and want a fast, evidence-based answer before deciding whether to file.