| Harris County Appraisal District
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| | Harris County Appraisal District each
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| estimates the market value for 1.6
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| | year:
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| million parcels of real estate with a
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| staff of about 150 appraisers. That's an
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| | 1. The prior years value set an "anchor
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| average of over 10,000 parcels per
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| | value" for the current year's property
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| appraiser per year! While they value a
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| | tax protest. If your value was $200,000
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| large number of properties annually, you
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| | last year and the current year's proposed
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| can focus intense attention on reducing
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| | value is $220,000, there is a tendency to
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| the value of your property.
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| | set the value at or slightly above last
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| You can minimize your property taxes with
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| | year's value. In the case, a typical
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| simple steps:
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| | result might be $200,000 to $210,000.
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| - File a protest by May 31st for market
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| | However, if they had appealed at the
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| value and unequal appraisal
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| | Harris County Appraisal District the
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| - Obtain the Harris County Appraisal
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| | prior year and reduced the value to
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| District evidence two weeks before the
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| | $185,000, a typical settlement might be
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| hearing. This information is sometimes
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| | $185,000 - $195,000. Property tax appeals
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| referred to as the House Bill 201 package
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| | at Harris County Appraisal District are
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| or the 41.461 package. It typically
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| | an iterative process.
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| contains evidence regarding the subject
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| | 2. Most appeals at Harris County
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| property, market value and unequal
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| | Appraisal District are successful. About
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| appraisal.
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| | 75-80% of the property tax appeals
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| - Review evidence for both unequal
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| | conducted by O'Connor & Associates at
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| appraisal and market value. Unequal
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| | Harris County Appraisal District result
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| appraisal is when your property is taxed
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| | in lower property taxes.Experience shows
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| assessed at a higher rate than comparable
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| | that when property owners appeal, prepare
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| properties. For a market value appeal,
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| | for the Harris County Appraisal District
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| provided evidence that the appraisal
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| | hearings and attend the hearing(s), they
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| district's value exceeds market value.
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| | will usually be successful.
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| This could include information such as an
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| | Property tax consultants are willing to
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| error in the size of your property and
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| | handle the property tax protest process
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| deferred maintenance at your property.
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| | at Harris County Appraisal District for a
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| - Attend the informal and/or appraisal
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| | portion of the property tax savings.
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| review board (ARB) hearing at the Harris
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| | While there is a cost when hiring a
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| County Appraisal District. In many cases,
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| | property tax consultant, you realize
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| you can attend a hearing prior to the
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| | property tax savings. The property tax
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| scheduled date. HCAD prefers to have
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| | savings versus the cost of a property tax
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| hearings prior to rather than after the
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| | consultant are more significant when
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| scheduled hearing date.
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| | considering the iterative nature of the
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| - Repeat these steps annually.Property
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| | property tax appeal process.
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| owners often ask, "I appealed my property
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| | Real estate decision makers need timely
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| taxes at the Harris County Appraisal
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| | market data to make informed decisions.
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| District last year and obtained a
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| | It provides insights regarding
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| reduction. Harris County Appraisal
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| | construction, proposed projects,
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| District did not increase my assessed
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| | absorption, and occupancy and rental rate
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| value. Should I protest my property taxes
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| | trends. O'Connor and Associates has been
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| again this year?"
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| | providing real estate data since 1988.
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| The answer is, "Yes, you should protest."
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| | Both internal and external clients
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| There are 2 reasons you should protest
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| | regularly use our real estate market
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| the assessed value established by the
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| | research.
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