Property tax appeals are an opportunity to challenge the appraisal district’s estimated value of your property. Since appraisal districts are required to value property at 100 percent of value, about half of … Read more

That is an excellent question and Texas, unlike many states, tends to revalue property annually to maximize property taxes.  In many states, appraisal districts only revalue every three, five or ten years. … Read more

Appraisal District officials mailed out property tax appraisals recently and it is estimated that taxable values went up again. Homeowners can challenge their appraisals; the deadline for filing a protest for most … Read more

Yes, you should protest your property taxes annually to minimize property taxes due to the arbitrary nature of the process and the people factor. The appraisal districts use inaccurate information and an … Read more

Make sure you have any homestead tax exemptions for which you qualify. The regular homestead exemption is available to anyone. The requirements are simple: 1) you must own the house on January … Read more

Whether a homeowner, business owner, disabled veteran or taxpayer, it’s important to know your Property Taxes rights and exemption for tax relief information concerning the Texas tax laws: Exemptions for disabled veterans … Read more

Texas property taxesare insignificant to some and can be extremely burdensome for others.Texas has one of the highest average property tax rates in the country, with only thirteen states levying higher property … Read more

Fresh out of Harvard Business School in the early 1980s, Pat O’Connor came back to Houston to work with his father as a commercial real estate broker. But the self-described technology geek … Read more

Some Texas lawmakers are prioritizing taxpayer relief this legislative session, which started in January, but some local government officials are worried about what it could mean for their budgets. Sen. Paul Bettencourt, … Read more

Now is actually the right time to go through the property tax appeal process if you disagree with the assessor’s valuation of your property. As lowering taxes is an iterative process, it … Read more