2018 Tax Appraised Values

[ftf 2]

Just got mine. SW Austin. Market value went up +/- 23% overall, over 25% increase in land value only. 15% or so increase last year. Taxable appraised value will remain subject to a cap of course.  Curious if others are seeing repeat of over the Cap increases. 

[swraith 347]

TCAD says values for 2018 not available yet. Where are you seeing your numbers ?

[ftf82 485]

I have a rollover contract with ProTax. They emailed me the new numbers.

[bluto 4932]

if you go to TCAD site and search for your property, when the search results page comes up there is an 'export results' button on the top right. that CSV that downloads will have your value. 

[tx 3 putt 77060]

ridiculous 

[Born a Longhorn 13]

78746 Westlake, mine went down $2k

[drt 639]

78745.  290k appraisal to 380.  no lube at all.

[Shaggybevo 353]

78731.    Mine went from 355k to 444k.    I've been using Texas Protax the past couple of years.   They better earn their pay this year.

[The Dog 44062]

Wilco not up yet. But I expect it to go up significantly. 

[WithoutAClue 15381]

78759 +$53K, ouch.

[joe dirt 285]

78660 +$14.5K 

based on what y’all numbers are, i shouldn’t complain. i’ve disputed on my own the last few years. time to see if protax can do better. 

[DanRydell 799]

11% increase in 78749

[Buffsoldier 1895]

I heard there was a website that was worth Tree fiddy....

[CrownKing 55]

So is Protax the gold standard?  I've never protested my appraisal before. 

[CrownKing 55]

Oh 403k to 421k 78749

[Iowa Horn 55]

On 3/27/2018 at 7:37 PM, bluto said:

if you go to TCAD site and search for your property, when the search results page comes up there is an 'export results' button on the top right. that CSV that downloads will have your value. 

Hm.  Not seeing that option for my property?  Just N/A for the 2018 values, and no other buttons or choices for more information...

[Yarbr 123]

1 hour ago, CrownKing said:

So is Protax the gold standard?  I've never protested my appraisal before. 

I used them and while they couldn't really do anything for me, saved me like $10, they also didn't take their cut because it was such a small amount. I'll use them again if warranted.

[CooterBrown 18014]

556 to 621. 78757. Wtf. 

[Neonmoon 38129]

6% increase in 78759. Expected worse. Thankfully I live in a shithole

 

 

[Longhorn Al 440]

I'm in Hays. Not available yet.  I'm sure it'll go up.

[Anastasis 23475]

On 3/27/2018 at 7:37 PM, bluto said:

if you go to TCAD site and search for your property, when the search results page comes up there is an 'export results' button on the top right. that CSV that downloads will have your value. 

pos rep.

 

Mine went up 19% on purchase last year, lulz. These mofos crazy. Protax on auto appeal. We got it knocked down in the purchase year and I assume that we will get it knocked well down this year. TCAD lost their goddamned mind. 

Edited March 29, 2018 by Anastasis

[Hefeweizen 5328]

I guess I'm going to use protax.  It's 8% over what I paid for it.  78746.  Furk.

[drt 639]

24 minutes ago, Hefeweizen said:

I guess I'm going to use protax.  It's 8% over what I paid for it.  78746.  Furk.

If you bought this year you can just walk in with your closing documents to the informal hearing and they'll set it to your purchase price no questions asked.  30 seconds tops, assuming you had a normal arm's length transaction as that is the definition of fair market value.

[Anastasis 23475]

10 minutes ago, drt said:

If you bought this year you can just walk in with your closing documents to the informal hearing and they'll set it to your purchase price no questions asked.  30 seconds tops, assuming you had a normal arm's length transaction as that is the definition of fair market value.

Protax got me knocked down under my purchase price last year, by 6-7% IIRC. I am not completely convinced that they arent both running a scam based on over valuation and charging on a cut of the resulting reduction.  

[Longhorn94 2452]

i dont want to know...

[Biff Tannen 45691]

I feel like we just did this for 2017.

[UTexasFight 9497]

Looks like I get to educate myself on this process
18.4% increase in 78723. (Bought last August)



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[JimmyGlass 21]

78702 looks like it's up about 20%.  It's a lot but it probably matches what people are paying. 

[Hefeweizen 5328]

Protax got me knocked down under my purchase price last year, by 6-7% IIRC. I am not completely convinced that they arent both running a scam based on over valuation and charging on a cut of the resulting reduction.  

If you bought this year you can just walk in with your closing documents to the informal hearing and they'll set it to your purchase price no questions asked.  30 seconds tops, assuming you had a normal arm's length transaction as that is the definition of fair market value.

Does protax just charge a cut off what they save? If I can get 15% off the new appraisal I'd be tickled.

[South Austin 52519]

Up $62K in 78731. I'm protesting this bitch. 

[3adays 454]

Up 5% in 78757. After the last four years of ass raping this seems like a deal! 

[swraith 347]

Up 18.8% in 78757. No Bueno.

[Anastasis 23475]

2 hours ago, Hefeweizen said:

Does protax just charge a cut off what they save? If I can get 15% off the new appraisal I'd be tickled.

I think its 10%.  They take 10% of the actual tax bill reduction.  If you are HS, and they don't get your appraised value under the cap, you don't pay them anything. Always appeal. Always. 

[phdhorn 6224]

8 hours ago, Longhorn94 said:

i dont want to know...

This... I can wait.
Protested last year, got it knocked down by 45%.  Hell, after you do it the first time you have all your shit saved, I just keep going in and reminding them what a "dump" I live in and they always knock it down.  I don't even have to prep anymore, just dig out the shit and lug it in.  I was assuming I'd do it again this year anyway.  It's just a shell game, but once you play it once, it's easy to just go back.  Same shit, different toilet.

[Anastasis 23475]

45% reduction?  What a joke of a system. 

[phdhorn 6224]

Just now, Anastasis said:

45% reduction?  What a joke of a system. 

Yeah in the increase, not in the total assessed value.  I'm not that good.

[RexWilson 1348]

Soon we will be California level home prices

[Anastasis 23475]

oh, lol.  

Protax got my appraised values dropped -16.5% and -7.1% last year. The second one is the one TCAD bumped me nearly 20% this year.  They're catching me in the HS gap year too, so I might be proper fucked if my appeal doesn't get traction.

 

BTW, the TCAD site now has all the 2018 data loaded up. 

[Anastasis 23475]

Can someone confirm my understanding on the application of the homestead exemption.

Here is scenario:

1.  Property A on HS for 2017.

2. Purchase Prop B mid 2017 (HS by seller).

3. Early 2018, I apply Prop B for HS for 2018 tax year, Prop A HS is dropped, Sell Prop A.

 

TCAD site shows HS for Prop B, but is not applying the HS cap for 2018 tax year. Probably unrelated, but Prop A still shows up under my name, and there is no HS on that one.

 

My understanding is that on the intitial year of the HS exemption, the AD gets a chance to go in raw with no cap, is that accurate? 

[immamac 42864]

21 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

Can someone confirm my understanding on the application of the homestead exemption.

Here is scenario:

1.  Property A on HS for 2017.

2. Purchase Prop B mid 2017 (HS by seller).

3. Early 2018, I apply Prop B for HS for 2018 tax year, Prop A HS is dropped, Sell Prop A.

 

TCAD site shows HS for Prop B, but is not applying the HS cap for 2018 tax year. Probably unrelated, but Prop A still shows up under my name, and there is no HS on that one.

 

My understanding is that on the intitial year of the HS exemption, the AD gets a chance to go in raw with no cap, is that accurate? 

That is accurate. 

 

Just checked my rental. Up from 502k to 603k in one shot. 20% increase, fuck that place I guess I just have to sell it.

[Native Horn 3504]

Up 6% in 78748.  Meh, coulda been worse after seeing some other posts here.  Blessed.

[Yarbr 123]

57 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

I think its 10%.  They take 10% of the actual tax bill reduction.  If you are HS, and they don't get your appraised value under the cap, you don't pay them anything. Always appeal. Always. 

They take 40% of the savings.

[Anastasis 23475]

You are right, just checked against my statement last year. 

[Austinvines 318]

Can someone confirm my understanding on the application of the homestead exemption.
Here is scenario:
1.  Property A on HS for 2017.
2. Purchase Prop B mid 2017 (HS by seller).
3. Early 2018, I apply Prop B for HS for 2018 tax year, Prop A HS is dropped, Sell Prop A.
 
TCAD site shows HS for Prop B, but is not applying the HS cap for 2018 tax year. Probably unrelated, but Prop A still shows up under my name, and there is no HS on that one.
 
My understanding is that on the intitial year of the HS exemption, the AD gets a chance to go in raw with no cap, is that accurate? 

Your are correct. The cap only applies on the second January 1 that you personally have the HS exemption. The CAD gets to move your recently purchased house up to market value and then, if the market value still increases more than ten percent in that second year, you are capped at ten.

[Gardner Barnes 1562]

Up 16.3% in 78746.

Fuck

That.

[Catpfish 618]

No change in valuation.  That's the advantage of living in the country I guess.  Just waiting for the big one to come though.

Office valuation up 33% and valuation on my dad's old house is up about 28%...really need to sell it

 

[Longhornfan1024 1707]

Up from 517 to 566 in the 59.  This about a year and 4 months since we bought it at 517 and houses along the street definitely aren't selling in the 566 range.  Bullshit. 

[Anastasis 23475]

 

20 minutes ago, Austinvines said:

Your are correct. The cap only applies on the second January 1 that you personally have the HS exemption. The CAD gets to move your recently purchased house up to market value and then, if the market value still increases more than ten percent in that second year, you are capped at ten.

 

Thanks for confirming.  I am going to get rawdogged.

It is almost impossible to make logical sense of the year to year specifics.

Example roll value history, every X indicates prior year appraised value, HS cap never kicked in during this timeframe:

2013 - X

2014 - X +2%

2015 - X +7

2016 - X +0.8%

2017 - X +3.5% (post appeal)

2018 - X +19% (pre appeal)

 

Edited March 29, 2018 by Anastasis

[Longhorn94 2452]

1 minute ago, Anastasis said:

 

Thanks for confirming.  I am going to get rawdogged.

It is almost impossible to make logical sense of the year to year specifics.

Example roll value history, every X indicates prior year appraised value, HS cap never kicked in during this timeframe:

2013 - X

2014 - X +2%

2015 - X +7

2016 - X +0.8%

2017 - X +3.5% (post appeal)

2018 - X +19% (pre appeal)

 

if your purchase price is less than the appraised value, take your closing statement in and show them what you actually purchased it for and they should reduce to that number. if not, you gettin rawdogged....

[Kringelbert Fishtybuns 943]

I've had ProTax for the past 3 years and my average increase in 78731 has been 2.3%.  I am currently sitting about 25% lower than other similar houses on the same block.  

New appraised valuation is up 18%.  Typical pre-appeal increases have been in the same ball park (15-20%).