By Mark Glover, Sacramento Bee

Assessed property values in the seven-county Sacramento region rose nearly 6 percent in the past year, according to statistics released this week by the California Board of Equalization.

BOE said values in Sacramento, Placer, El Dorado, Yolo, Amador, Sutter and Yuba counties totaled a combined $272.8 billion for 2015-16, compared with $257.7 billion in 2014-15.

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