Texas commercial real estate and property tax rolls In an August 17, 2007 Dallas Business Journal article, Dallas developer Craig Hall said, “it’s over,” he said of Dallas-Fort Worth’s recent property boom. “It’s gone. It’s done. “It won’t be a temporary thing,” he continued. “It’s a permanent change in the pricing of real estate. It’s…
Two values in Texas property tax appeals We seek fair and equitable assessments when we file property tax protests. However, the odds are not in our favor nor do we play on an even playing field. The appraisal districts strive to increase their tax rolls and defending their values is their creed. If a valuation…
Unequal Appraisal In many states including Texas, if a property trades, the purchase price becomes the new assessment. Clearly this is not fair or equitable because properties which did not sell remain unchanged or are not raised to the level of the property which sold. A property tax appeal was filed calming unequal appraisal in…