Dallas Property Taxes

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson Vows to Lower Property Tax Rate as Budget Hearings Begin in August

By April Towery / July 26, 2023 /

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson vowed at his inaugural address in June to do three things in his final term: improve public safety, create the best park system, and have the lowest tax rate of a major city in North Texas.  Cynics will say that Dallas leaders have to pick sides, Johnson told a crowd at…

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RSVP Now: How to Protest Your Property Taxes (And Win)

By Shelby Skrhak / May 3, 2023 /

Do you need help protesting your property taxes? CandysDirt.com has teamed with propertytax.io’s Glenn Goodrich to provide North Texas homeowners and real estate professionals with a free webinar about protesting your property tax appraisal. During this hour-long event, participants will learn the basics of property tax appeals and have the opportunity to ask questions of…

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Will There Be Any Property Tax Help This Year?

By Jon Anderson / August 17, 2020 /

Two weeks ago, I received my property taxes on my second home. I was surprised by the thickness of the envelope – and then a sheaf of papers and four envelopers tumbled out. I figured it was some hiccup with the stuffing machine. It wasn’t. Hawaii has some seriously low property tax rates – for…

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Come Fund Me: An Answer To Funding Infrastructure Victimized By Undertaxing

By Jon Anderson / May 27, 2020 /

Now that restaurants and bars are reopening, so will one of our favorite pastimes. No, not professional sports. I’m talking about complaining about potholes, congestion, and the other acts of simple maintenance our city routinely falls short on. Since Austin is unwilling cease donor brown-nosing and close a 20-year property tax loophole that almost exclusively…

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Pandemics And Property Taxes: Don’t Expect A COVID-19 Miracle

By Jon Anderson / May 4, 2020 /

On May 15, the Dallas Central Appraisal District will be mailing property tax appraisal notices. Property owners will have the normal 30-day window to protest their valuations. For those newly homesteaded in 2019, you had until April 30 to file your exemption (just like always). Gentlemen and ladies, start your engines. Aside from appraisal date…

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