A wide range of tile colours and profiles is available. Concrete tiles cost from approximately $65 per square metre. Quality French clay tiles start from around $180 to $240 per square metre with lead flashings.
The market value, assessed value and taxable value of your house are often nothing alike. The market value is what your house would sell for in the current market. The assessed value is what your county tax assessor reports the house is worth for purposes of calculating your property tax bill. Taxable value is the figure you actually pay tax on.
Under State law, if the January 1 market value of your property falls below the assessed or taxable value as shown on the tax bill issued in the same year (i.e., January 1, 2009 and tax bill fiscal year 2009/10 issued September 2009), the Assessor's Office is required to lower the assessment.