Property Taxes

Dallas County Appraisals Will Be Late, Deadline Pushed Back

By Shelby Skrhak / April 13, 2023 /

January 2023’s catastrophic cyberattack on the Dallas Central Appraisal District is still wreaking havoc as Dallas homeowners won’t receive their property tax appraisals by April 15. Dallas County expects to send its appraised value notifications a week later — April 21, instead of the typical notice date of April 15. That means Dallas County homeowners’…

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Has The Highest Effective Property Tax Rate in Texas

By Joanna England / March 30, 2023 /

North Texas residents who purchased a home in the past few years have likely experienced a fair amount of sticker shock when it comes to their property tax bill. As home prices have increased in response to record demand and low inventory, so have property taxes. In a study produced by ConstructionCoverage.com, data shows that…

Dallas Central Appraisal District Confirms it Paid $170K to Hackers After Ransomware Attack

By April Towery / February 10, 2023 /

When the Dallas Central Appraisal District website was hacked by a ransomware group in November, little information was released about how such a cybersecurity attack infiltrated the hub of information frequently used by homeowners and real estate professionals.  To make matters worse, the hack occurred as residents were in the midst of paying their tax…

Gov. Greg Abbott’s Property Tax Predicament: Inaugural Promise Could be a Tough Sell For Small Business

By Daniel Lalley / February 2, 2023 /

At Governor Greg Abbott’s swearing in for his third term, the animated inauguration speech he delivered emphasized Texas’s economic prowess, promising to put our $33.7 billion budget surplus to work toward the Lone Star State’s continued growth. Perhaps the most significant proposal in his speech was a promise to provide the largest property tax cut…

Dallas Central Appraisal District Website is Up And Running Following November Ransomware Attack

By April Towery / January 19, 2023 /

Following more than two months of uncertainty in the wake of a ransomware attack, the Dallas Central Appraisal District website is back up and running. The November hack rocked the real estate community and property owners trying to gather information for tax protests and homestead exemptions. The deadline to pay property taxes is Jan. 31.…