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Need a Property Tax Appeal?

D Fritz Appraisals

What to do When Your Property Tax Assessment Seems Too High. In early January each year, every home in British Columbia receives its property tax assessment notice through the mail from BC Assessment. Some property owners may be surprised and possibly even concerned with their home property assessment amount.

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Real estate on the ballot: Here’s what passed at the state level

Housing Wire

Several state-level real estate initiatives and urban development policies were voted on in the Nov. 3 general election, including issues involving tax credits for veterans, widows and long-time homeowners. . The passing of Proposition 19 in California overhauls Proposition 13, which slashed property taxes by almost 60% in 1978.

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Do Appraisal Gap Clauses Impact Appraisals?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

I recently gave a presentation and was asked if appraisal gap clauses impact the way appraisers are developing their opinion of value? It states that the buyer will still purchase the home at the contract price, even if the appraised value is lower than the contract price by a certain amount. But not always.

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Is Your “Crazy” Neighbor Lowering Your Home’s Value?

Cleveland Appraisal Blog

Could being located next to a property that is an eye-sore cause a loss in market value to your home? Part of our work as appraisers is to consider whether situations like this are influencing the market value of the home we are appraising. Of course, that’s not the same as market value.

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Home Appraisals – What Do They Look For?

D Fritz Appraisals

Read on for more information about how a home appraiser determines the value of your property. A home appraisal is a legal document containing information that determines the current fair market value of a new or existing property. Reviewing / appealing property tax assessment. Estate settlements.

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Square footage: Ask three professionals, get three different answers.

Padove Appraisal Service

Tax assessors use square footage as a means of calculating an equitable taxation amount for the property. Tax assessors disclose “Total Building Area” in their public tax records. The real estate appraiser’s role is to estimate a home’s market value.

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What is an HOA and is your HOA fee tax deductible?

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A properly managed HOA will develop a budget based on the current needs of the community, the forecasted future needs of the community, and potential emergencies. If you own a rental property , pretty much all the expenses associated with that rental are tax deductible. Buying a house comes with some great tax deductions.

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