Patrick Melton

Bettencourt On Property Taxes: The Cavalry is Coming Over The Hill For Texas Homesteaders

By April Towery / July 12, 2022 /

Property taxes are one of the largest expenses homeowners face, and some Dallas County residents say rising appraisals are going to make their tax bills unbearable.  As property valuations go up, so do the corresponding tax bills, leading more than 201,000 Dallas residents to file protests this year arguing that, for example, the appraised value…

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Saturday Surprise: Two Homes in the Two Hundreds, Freshly Listed

By Bethany Erickson / November 17, 2018 /
Two Hundred

So, here’s the deal — sometimes we have an embarrassment of riches, and we find a whole slew of one price point, which is what happened this week – too many two hundreds, all awesome, and not enough Tuesday. So what’s a writer to do? Well, she takes those surplus two hundreds and showcases the…

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With Dallas County Taxes Expected to Surge in 2017, Homeowners Should Prep for Battle

By Heather Hunter / April 18, 2017 /
Unfair Tax Appraisal: How to Fight Against Them With Texas Tax Protest

What’s got Dallas County residents nervously waiting in anticipation? On May 1, property tax notices will begin appearing in mailboxes across the county and some residents will need to prep for a fight. With the third highest effective property tax rates in the nation, Texas has been feeling the squeeze for years. And across Texas,…

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How to Fight Back Against Tax Appraisal Increases

By doughatt / May 24, 2016 /
Unfair Tax Appraisal: How to Fight Against Them With Texas Tax Protest

In short, almost everyone is going to be paying a lot more in taxes this year … unless they protest these unfair tax appraisals.

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