If you think your property tax assessment is too high, you can appeal the value of your home assessed by the taxing district. A property tax assessment is what the taxing district thinks your home is worth, based on mass computerized data models. It’s just their opinion and it subject to challenge. Challenging their opinion […]
Property Taxes Up, Home Values Down
For the second consecutive year, local taxing agencies are imposing tax rate increases. With Austin real estate values down, the tax authorities claim they must raise the tax rate to bring in the same amount of revenue as collected last year. Travis County authorities state the value of the average home dropped from $272,931 to […]
New Homestead Exemption Requirements
Effective September 1, 2011, House Bill 252 changed the proof of residency requirements for those filing for a homestead exemption in Austin. The law only affects NEW applicants for the following exemptions: General Homestead Exemption Over-65 Exemption Disability Exemption Disabled Veteran’s Exemption Extended Exemption for Homeowner’s Surviving Spouse Manufactured (Mobile) Home Exemption New Proof of […]