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How lenders can improve property tax estimation processes to bolster borrower satisfaction

Housing Wire

For the past few years, low mortgage rates have fueled a housing market so hot that even a pandemic couldn’t derail purchase originations. Plaza Home Mortgage was no exception, as it sought to improve its property tax estimation process. Prior to implementing PTE, Plaza Home Mortgage had to collect property information manually.

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Appealing Property Taxes with a Real Estate Appraisals

The Appraiser Coach

Sometimes your home is assessed at more than it is actually worth on the current market which could result in you paying higher property taxes than you should. Read More.

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CFPB proposes rule to bolster PACE loan borrower protections

Housing Wire

With a residential PACE loan, renovations are financed and are then paid back by the borrower as property tax payments to their local government, resulting in higher property tax payments for borrowers. “We are proposing new rules that would require sensible safeguards on these clean energy loans.”

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Property taxes have been rising. Here’s what it means for housing

Housing Wire

In many communities, homeowners and homebuyers have been hit with eye-popping property tax increases. It is costing more for schools and governments to pay for services. And homes in many communities have shot up in value in recent years, leading to tax increases through reassessments.

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Property Taxes and the Cost of Home Appreciation in a Hot Market

Will Springer Realtor

Don’t look now but something else is about to cost you more – property taxes. Homeowners in King County – or the lenders paying their mortgage – recently received notices in the mail about the assessed value of their property. This figure will help adjust their property tax next year. That’s quite a gap.

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How to Appeal Your Property Taxes in King County

Will Springer Realtor

Residential property is assessed each year at its full market value, which is defined as the amount a buyer, willing but not obligated to buy, would pay to a seller willing but not obligated to sell. For residential parcels, fair market value is generally determined by analyzing recent sales of comparable properties in the same area.

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A property tax reckoning is coming

Housing Wire

The culprit is property tax bills, which arrived on April 1, bearing property tax increases driven by fast-rising home prices. In Spokane, the average property tax bill has risen from about $2,500 in 2019 to about $3,000 in 2021, tax assessment data shows. But the increases are already in progress.