Property Tax Blog

Ector County Appraisal District Chief Appraiser Anita Campbell seems distressed at notifying taxpayers their 2020 property tax values will not reflect either Covid-19 or low oil prices. Property taxes are based on … Read more

Henderson County Appraisal District Chief Appraiser Bill Jackson is warning Henderson County property owners of a large increase for 2020, despite Covid-19. Henderson County Appraisal District values were 8 to 15% below … Read more

The hotel loan default rate for CMBS (Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities) loans was 1 to 2% in 2019 and early 2020 through March.  In April, the CMBS hotel loan delinquency shot up … Read more

Collin County delays mailing property tax notices of assessed value until May 15. Collin County Appraisal District WILL NOT meet with taxpayers in person. It is not clear how Collin County will … Read more

Retailers paid less than half of rent payments expected in April. Discussions with owners of large Texas portfolios reveals that tenant payments for retail are off sharply. Collections for malls are running … Read more

A recent survey of 6,427 Texas taxpayers revealed that 95% believe Covid-19 should be considered a disaster for property tax exemption purposes. Texans believe property owners adversely affected by Covid-19 should receive … Read more

Apartment rent collections in Houston, Texas for April, 2020 are tracking just below expectations, at about 90 to 95% of the rental collections expected Pre-Covid. This was received favorably as some owners … Read more

Oil and gas equipment BPP owners qualify for a large property tax exemption for most of 2020. Texas statutes provide for a partial exemption (Texas Tax Code 11.35) after a disaster declared … Read more

Consider three options: Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 # of Infections 3,55,00,000 4,60,00,000 10,00,00,000 Healthcare Visit 1,65,00,000 2,20,00,000 5,50,00,000 Hospitalizations 4,60,000 5,65,000 15,00,000 Deaths 34,200 43,000 1,50,000 What price would we … Read more