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Over at DCAD, the go-to website numerous times daily for nearly everyone in the working world of real estate, all they want for Christmas is patience. Patience since the site has been down since the 8th of November. Patience that all appraisal work is being done by hand on paper. And patience with the new…
Read MoreThe long duration of the DCAD online outage has had an impact on North Texas real estate agents, Candy Evans of CandysDirt.com told NBC5.
Read MoreBy now most real estate professionals know that the Dallas Central Appraisal District’s, or DCAD’s, systems are down because of a ransomware attack. Ironically the attack hit on Tuesday, Election Day. Here is what they posted on their Facebook page: “Early Tuesday morning, 11-8-2022, The Dallas Central Appraisal District (DCAD) became the victim of a…
Read MoreProperty 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…
Read MoreTwo 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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