Field Guide to Property Tax Appeals
(Updated April 2011)
You just received your property taxes and they've gone up again. What can you do? Although each individual assessing body has a different method of filing property tax appeals, this Field Guide offers some general guidelines and resources to give you an edge in the process. (A. Siudzinski, Senior Library Information Specialist)
Property Taxes & Real Estate Values
Real estate crash catches up to cities as property taxes slide, (Bloomberg, Mar. 29, 2011).
Property taxes keep rising as home values keep falling, (AOL Daily Finance, Dec. 18, 2010).
Property tax rebellion brewing after real estate collapse, (ABC News, Apr. 7, 2010).
Five property tax questions you need to ask, (REALTOR® Magazine - Handouts for Buyers).
How real estate property taxes work, (HowStuffWorks.com).
Why real estate assessments matter; The real estate assessment letter you filed away unopened is the driving force behind how much you pay in property taxes, (www.HouseLogic.com, Oct. 2009).
Challenging Your Property Tax Bill
Things to consider when contesting property tax assessments, (Chicago Agent Magazine, Oct. 27, 2011).
How to appeal your property-tax bill, (Kiplinger.com, Apr. 2011).
How to appeal your real estate taxes, (Bankrate, Feb. 22, 2011).
Appeal your property taxes, (U.S. News & World Report, Nov. 23, 2010).
How to appeal your property-tax bill, (Kiplinger.com, Apr. 2011).
Overtaxed homeowners start to fight back, (MSNBC, Apr. 7, 2010).
High property taxes? 4 steps to lowering them, (MSNBC, Apr. 7, 2010).
Appeal your property tax bill: To successfully appeal your property tax bill, you first need to do a bit of sleuthing into your real estate assessment, (HouseLogic, Oct. 2009).
Websites
eBooks & Other Resources
eBooks.realtor.org
The following ebooks and digital audiobooks are available to NAR members:
Business Valuation and Taxes: Procedure, Law, and Perspective
How to Invest in Real Estate & Pay Little or No Taxes
The Unbounded Home: Property Values Beyond Property Lines
Books, Videos, Research Reports & More
The resources below are available for loan through Information Central. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Central at 800.874.6500 for assistance.
Challenging the conventional wisdom of the property tax, (Hollis, NH: Puritan Press, 2010). HJ 4120 B14
How to reduce your property taxes, (Genesis Press, 1995). HJ 3241 Ad5
Reduce your property taxes, (Crisp Publications, 1992). HJ 4120 T97
The Worst Tax? A History of the Property Tax in America, (University of Kansas Press, 1996). HJ 4120 F57
Field Guides & More
These Field Guides and other resources in the Virtual Library may also be of interest:
Field Guide to Impacts of Property Taxes on Real Estate
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