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

Nearly 90% of the Americans rely on public schools to educate their kids. Public schools, in turn, depend on government funds. Take a moment to ingest the following facts. Link between schools … Read more

One of the major City of Houston unions planned a press conference for Thursday May 29th regarding the unfair taxation for home owners, based on deep discounts for trophy properties. However, the … Read more

Home owners in primarily African-American zip codes in Harris County are seven times as likely to be over-taxed by at least 10% as home owners in primarily Anglo zip codes. Harris County … Read more

Property taxes are assessed one time per year. They do not actually reflect the real value of your home because your property value fluctuates depending on different factors such as renovation or … Read more

If you own any real estate property, then one of your biggest nemeses has to be property taxes. No one likes paying them, but they are just a fact of life for … Read more

Requiring the Texas Comptroller to annually issue a report card for each appraisal review board is considered an excellent change. Human nature is such that people want to be well regarded both … Read more

The Texas Tax Code had been clear that the property owner’s representative only needed to present the appointment of agent at the hearing. About six years ago, there was a change that … Read more