Comments on: CAD Appraisals Jump 10.8% From Last Year, Sparking Fulshear Tax Protest Group http://www.fortbendnow.com/2009/05/20/38036 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:39:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: viewpoint http://www.fortbendnow.com/2009/05/20/38036/comment-page-1#comment-2057 viewpoint Sun, 24 May 2009 23:56:38 +0000 http://www.fortbendnow.com/?p=38036#comment-2057 FBCAD is helping US Banks tobe nationalize, with more bailouts costing taxpayer more, from increase of home foreclosures. The Ft. Bend is the Lone Star county in Texas with the highest number of foreclosure lead by our county commissioners. FBCAD is helping US Banks tobe nationalize, with more bailouts costing taxpayer more, from increase of home foreclosures. The Ft. Bend is the Lone Star county in Texas with the highest number of foreclosure lead by our county commissioners.

]]> By: viewpoint http://www.fortbendnow.com/2009/05/20/38036/comment-page-1#comment-2043 viewpoint Sat, 23 May 2009 13:05:32 +0000 http://www.fortbendnow.com/?p=38036#comment-2043 You could hear the Appraisal chief say in public that he doesn't care what the state written policy says, as printed. Thats misleading for more home foreclosures. Higher illegal appraisal values. You could hear the Appraisal chief say in public that he doesn’t care what the state written policy says, as printed. Thats misleading for more home foreclosures. Higher illegal appraisal values.

]]> By: viewpoint http://www.fortbendnow.com/2009/05/20/38036/comment-page-1#comment-2034 viewpoint Fri, 22 May 2009 03:32:04 +0000 http://www.fortbendnow.com/?p=38036#comment-2034 Tax code 42.24 Judicial Review; Where assessment by elected officials, it is shown that taxing authorities have in effect on taxation plan to pay new issues with higher appraisal valuations(legal or illegal). It effects state constitution. Tax code 42.24 Judicial Review;

Where assessment by elected officials, it is shown that taxing authorities have in effect on taxation plan to pay new issues with higher appraisal valuations(legal or illegal). It effects state constitution.

]]> By: SayWhat http://www.fortbendnow.com/2009/05/20/38036/comment-page-1#comment-2031 SayWhat Thu, 21 May 2009 22:13:03 +0000 http://www.fortbendnow.com/?p=38036#comment-2031 The way counties in Texas appraise residential real estate really is a sham. The appraisal districts rely on lazy people who would rather watch American Idol or the “guess what’s in the suitcase show” instead of taking the time to protest their property taxes and they also rely on misinformed people who are gullible enough to believe that the appraisal district is doing them a favor by jacking up their property value which in return jacks up the amount that they pay in property taxes each year so the government can keep it’s coffers inflated. When I tell most people that their appraised value for tax purposes has nothing to with what they could actually sell their house for they look at me like I’m from Mars. It’s scary and sad how complacent and/or misinformed the general public is on this issue and most other political issues. What exactly qualifies the "appraisers" who work for the county to appraise my residential property? Appraisers (the ones who do appraisals for banks when the banks client is getting a loan for a house) have to go to school and then maintain a license. Are the appraisers that work for the county licensed appraisers? Even if they are licensed have can they in good conscience say that they are appraising homes at "market value" when they don’t even go inside the house? True market value involves much more than driving by the front of a house or getting out and measuring the base of the house to see how many square feet it has. To come up with true market value you have to take into consideration the condition of the inside of the house as well as how recently its been updated and the sales prices of comparable homes that have sold in the general vicinity over the last few months. County appraisers do not go inside houses. Do county appraisal boards even have access to sold date for residential real estate? I was under the impression that sold data was not public information in the State of Texas and that you had to be licensed real estate agent or licensed appraiser to access this data. If you don’t have access to sold data than its impossible for you to know the market value of a piece of residential real estate. Also true square footage is determined by measuring the inside of a room from wall to wall. I can’t understand how the county can get away with saying they are taxing people at market value when they aren’t even doing the type of appraisal that is required to determine market value. The market value of residential real estate does vary through out the year so if property isn’t being reassessed on at least a quarterly basis then most likely whatever the appraisal district has listed as market value is not accurate. The article noted that the chief appraiser is charged with keeping property values for tax purposes at 95% of market value. Who is charged with making sure that the property values aren’t over inflated for tax purposes? I do not believe that property values have gone up 8-10% over the last year considering the state of the economy and the fact that credit has dried up and people aren’t able to get loans for houses as easily as they have been able to in the past. These are all very valid questions and this would an excellent topic for an investigative reporter to investigate. I have heard that the appraisal board is appointed and not elected so while the investigative reporter is at it they could also investigate that. If in fact those positions are appointed and not elected how would the county go about making them elected positions? The way counties in Texas appraise residential real estate really is a sham. The appraisal districts rely on lazy people who would rather watch American Idol or the “guess what’s in the suitcase show” instead of taking the time to protest their property taxes and they also rely on misinformed people who are gullible enough to believe that the appraisal district is doing them a favor by jacking up their property value which in return jacks up the amount that they pay in property taxes each year so the government can keep it’s coffers inflated. When I tell most people that their appraised value for tax purposes has nothing to with what they could actually sell their house for they look at me like I’m from Mars. It’s scary and sad how complacent and/or misinformed the general public is on this issue and most other political issues.

What exactly qualifies the “appraisers” who work for the county to appraise my residential property? Appraisers (the ones who do appraisals for banks when the banks client is getting a loan for a house) have to go to school and then maintain a license. Are the appraisers that work for the county licensed appraisers?

Even if they are licensed have can they in good conscience say that they are appraising homes at “market value” when they don’t even go inside the house? True market value involves much more than driving by the front of a house or getting out and measuring the base of the house to see how many square feet it has. To come up with true market value you have to take into consideration the condition of the inside of the house as well as how recently its been updated and the sales prices of comparable homes that have sold in the general vicinity over the last few months. County appraisers do not go inside houses.

Do county appraisal boards even have access to sold date for residential real estate? I was under the impression that sold data was not public information in the State of Texas and that you had to be licensed real estate agent or licensed appraiser to access this data. If you don’t have access to sold data than its impossible for you to know the market value of a piece of residential real estate. Also true square footage is determined by measuring the inside of a room from wall to wall. I can’t understand how the county can get away with saying they are taxing people at market value when they aren’t even doing the type of appraisal that is required to determine market value.

The market value of residential real estate does vary through out the year so if property isn’t being reassessed on at least a quarterly basis then most likely whatever the appraisal district has listed as market value is not accurate.

The article noted that the chief appraiser is charged with keeping property values for tax purposes at 95% of market value. Who is charged with making sure that the property values aren’t over inflated for tax purposes? I do not believe that property values have gone up 8-10% over the last year considering the state of the economy and the fact that credit has dried up and people aren’t able to get loans for houses as easily as they have been able to in the past.

These are all very valid questions and this would an excellent topic for an investigative reporter to investigate. I have heard that the appraisal board is appointed and not elected so while the investigative reporter is at it they could also investigate that. If in fact those positions are appointed and not elected how would the county go about making them elected positions?

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