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Two reasons to be careful of those “lower your property taxes” mailers
Sunday, March 6th, 2011Declining property value, but increasing land value?
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011This is a graph we put together that places all sales in a particular community in California against the Assessor’s land value for a specific property. Read More
Taking a swim in Plumas Lake real estate
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011I’m wrapping up a short sale appraisal in Plumas Lake (for a Realtor) and wanted to share a graph of all sales over the past three years (2008-2011). What do you see? Read More
What do building permits tell us about the economy in Sacramento?
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011We hear so often about how new construction has basically stopped in the Sacramento area. Instead of just listening to a blanket statement though Read More
Comparing real estate in the 95670 and 95742 zip codes in Rancho Cordova
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011It’s easy to view all sales in a given city on one graph, but what happens when we begin to unpack data a bit and look at specific areas or zip codes? Read More
What’s going on in the Rancho Cordova real estate market?
Friday, January 14th, 2011What’s been happening in the Rancho Cordova real estate market? I’d like to give you a glance below at the overall tend over the past few years as well as some current data tidbits too. Read More
A tour of the Citrus Heights real estate market over the past several years
Thursday, January 13th, 2011What’s been happening in the Citrus Heights real estate market? I wanted to give you a glimpse below at some market-wide data to help give some insight. Read More
How we helped a client save $20,000 in property taxes this year
Thursday, January 6th, 2011I got some great news recently that the Assessor’s Office in Sacramento County agreed to lower property taxes by roughly 1.5 million on some acreage that one of my clients owns. Read More
How far has the Sacramento real estate market declined since the “bubble” burst?
Monday, December 6th, 2010Home owners often wonder how far the real estate market in the Sacramento area has declined since the housing “bubble” burst several years ago. Read More
Three years of sales in the Rosemont Area of Sacramento
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010I’m doing some market research right now in the Rosemont area of Sacramento. As an FYI, I thought locals might like to see all Rosemont sales graphed Read More
Sacramento home owner is taxed on twice the amount of his property value
Friday, November 19th, 2010How would you like to pay taxes on twice the value of your property? I just finished a property tax appeal today for a Sacramento condominium owner. Read More
A quick video while dropping off four property tax appeals
Thursday, November 18th, 2010I shot a quick video today while dropping off four property tax appeals at the Sacramento County Appeals Board at 700 H Street in Downtown Sacramento. Read More
Natomas property in Sacramento was overtaxed by $80,000
Thursday, November 18th, 2010This is an example of why we run a property tax appeal consulting business. A property owner in Natomas contacted us this week because her home was assessed just above $500,000. Read More
When is the deadline to appeal property taxes in Sacramento County for 2010?
Sunday, November 14th, 2010Property owners ask this question every year….. often after the deadline has already passed. The last date to dispute your property taxes in Sacramento County Read More
The Lone Ranger & overpaying $800 in Sacramento property taxes
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010“Hi ho Silver”, let’s take a closer look at an Elk Grove property tax situation. This is a real life example we just completed Read More
