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In the ensuing years, the estate has crept back up to an assessed value of about $5 million, but the property taxes on the home have of course remained significantly lower than they were when it was valued at more than $10 million. This is an especially unusual situation because the decreased assessment came after Loeffler and Sprecher made significant improvements to the house and grounds, spending more than $350,000 altogether on various renovations and a new greenhouse in 2015. It also happened in the midst of generally rising real estate prices in the area between 2012 and 2020, as per reporting by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Even stranger, several of the couple's neighbors say their homes went up in value while Descante went down. And apparently the public will never know exactly why such a steep drop took place, as a Fulton County spokesperson had this to say:

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"The employees responsible for these changes, including the appraiser, the Residential Property Manager, the Deputy Chief Appraiser and the Chief Appraiser, are no longer within Fulton County and there is no documentation suggesting the cause of these changes."

While the seemingly inexplicable series of events has saved Loeffler a significant amount in taxes, there's no evidence that it was the result of any shady backroom deals on her part. Speculation along those lines, however, has naturally taken place, especially since Loeffler was one of several US Senators accused of insider trading involving information on the COVID-19 pandemic early this year.

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