Comments on: Property Appraisals going up again??? http://steinerranchinfo.com/2008/04/property-appraisals-going-up-again/ Your one stop for all things Steiner Ranch Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:11:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: I saw the signs. | Julie Holden http://steinerranchinfo.com/2008/04/property-appraisals-going-up-again/comment-page-1/#comment-3781 I saw the signs. | Julie Holden Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://steinerranchinfo.com/?p=233#comment-3781 [...] That said, in master planned communities like Mueller and Steiner Ranch, it’s not unusual for the homeowner’s association to require specialty signs and enforce specific rules.  For example, when holding an open house in Steiner Ranch, Realtors are required to use identical signs with the Steiner Ranch logo on them. The signs cost about $40 apiece, can only be used on weekends, and cannot have any streamers, balloons, or other things attached to them. If you want to read passionate arguments for and against open houses and their attendant signs, there’s a heated debate about the topic on one of the Steiner blogs (starting at comment 7). [...] [...] That said, in master planned communities like Mueller and Steiner Ranch, it’s not unusual for the homeowner’s association to require specialty signs and enforce specific rules.  For example, when holding an open house in Steiner Ranch, Realtors are required to use identical signs with the Steiner Ranch logo on them. The signs cost about $40 apiece, can only be used on weekends, and cannot have any streamers, balloons, or other things attached to them. If you want to read passionate arguments for and against open houses and their attendant signs, there’s a heated debate about the topic on one of the Steiner blogs (starting at comment 7). [...]

 ]]> By: Melissa http://steinerranchinfo.com/2008/04/property-appraisals-going-up-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2304 Melissa Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://steinerranchinfo.com/?p=233#comment-2304 What TPFKasSRes said. I just called the realtor we used to buy the house, and she emailed me a list of comps the same day. What TPFKasSRes said. I just called the realtor we used to buy the house, and she emailed me a list of comps the same day.

]]> By: The Poster formerly known as Steiner Res http://steinerranchinfo.com/2008/04/property-appraisals-going-up-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2299 The Poster formerly known as Steiner Res Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://steinerranchinfo.com/?p=233#comment-2299 Go to whatever real estate agent you used when you bought your house -- usually they will provide you the info (they want your business when you decide to sell). Go to whatever real estate agent you used when you bought your house — usually they will provide you the info (they want your business when you decide to sell).

]]> By: Michelle http://steinerranchinfo.com/2008/04/property-appraisals-going-up-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2296 Michelle Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://steinerranchinfo.com/?p=233#comment-2296 I'm curious about the statement that protesting is "quick, easy, and free". The problem with protesting is that you need good sales data of comparables. This data of actual sales prices is not generally available to the public (that I'm aware of), and so it's not clear to me (and my neighbors) of how you can actually collect the data to make a compelling protest. How do people collect comparable sales data? Or how else are you doing this so that it's "quick and easy"? I’m curious about the statement that protesting is “quick, easy, and free”. The problem with protesting is that you need good sales data of comparables. This data of actual sales prices is not generally available to the public (that I’m aware of), and so it’s not clear to me (and my neighbors) of how you can actually collect the data to make a compelling protest.

How do people collect comparable sales data? Or how else are you doing this so that it’s “quick and easy”?

]]> By: Bill http://steinerranchinfo.com/2008/04/property-appraisals-going-up-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2285 Bill Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://steinerranchinfo.com/?p=233#comment-2285 My appraisal went down 3%. I was not expecting that but will not be complaining either!! My appraisal went down 3%. I was not expecting that but will not be complaining either!!

]]> By: Another resident http://steinerranchinfo.com/2008/04/property-appraisals-going-up-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2283 Another resident Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://steinerranchinfo.com/?p=233#comment-2283 PLEASE be sure to protest your values! It's quick, easy, and free, and when your neighbors' homes values go lower (per Travis CAD), it helps with your protest the next year. If enough of us protest, some will prevail and that helps everyone! PLEASE be sure to protest your values! It’s quick, easy, and free, and when your neighbors’ homes values go lower (per Travis CAD), it helps with your protest the next year. If enough of us protest, some will prevail and that helps everyone!

]]> By: Heather Stetten http://steinerranchinfo.com/2008/04/property-appraisals-going-up-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2278 Heather Stetten Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://steinerranchinfo.com/?p=233#comment-2278 I think ours is over appraised as well...it's new, but we only paid like $311k for it and they appraised it at $360k or something to that effect...although, we have a corner lot, live in a neighborhood that only has ONE whole street with two cul-de-sacs on each end, ours is one of the largest sq footage in our neighborhood, largest yard I believe and thank God our side of the street doesn't back up to the new Longhorn Village going in...I don't want to look out my window and see someone else's house in my back yard...so I'm sure it's worth more than we paid, but I doubt that much more. I think ours is over appraised as well…it’s new, but we only paid like $311k for it and they appraised it at $360k or something to that effect…although, we have a corner lot, live in a neighborhood that only has ONE whole street with two cul-de-sacs on each end, ours is one of the largest sq footage in our neighborhood, largest yard I believe and thank God our side of the street doesn’t back up to the new Longhorn Village going in…I don’t want to look out my window and see someone else’s house in my back yard…so I’m sure it’s worth more than we paid, but I doubt that much more.

]]> By: Chris http://steinerranchinfo.com/2008/04/property-appraisals-going-up-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2277 Chris Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://steinerranchinfo.com/?p=233#comment-2277 I hope you're right about our house being at the high end the average since it is new. Unfortunately, on my run this weekend I saw a house one street over (built in the same timeframe) for sale for about $100/sf. I hope you’re right about our house being at the high end the average since it is new. Unfortunately, on my run this weekend I saw a house one street over (built in the same timeframe) for sale for about $100/sf.

]]> By: Melissa http://steinerranchinfo.com/2008/04/property-appraisals-going-up-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2276 Melissa Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://steinerranchinfo.com/?p=233#comment-2276 We are protesting. Our house is older (1998) but the TCAD says it's worth way more than it is. I already had our realtor run the comps for us, and according to that, our house is overvalued by about $25,000. You may have a harder time if your house is newer, however. Because there may be a lot of houses in your price range that are older and don't have things like granite, stainless, etc. So you may be at the high end of the average. And if it is newer, then the purchase price is probably not too far from current value. Our house is appraised quite a bit higher than what we paid 4 years ago. It's not worth what they say, but it is worth a lot more than we paid. We are protesting. Our house is older (1998) but the TCAD says it’s worth way more than it is. I already had our realtor run the comps for us, and according to that, our house is overvalued by about $25,000. You may have a harder time if your house is newer, however. Because there may be a lot of houses in your price range that are older and don’t have things like granite, stainless, etc. So you may be at the high end of the average. And if it is newer, then the purchase price is probably not too far from current value. Our house is appraised quite a bit higher than what we paid 4 years ago. It’s not worth what they say, but it is worth a lot more than we paid.

]]> By: Chris http://steinerranchinfo.com/2008/04/property-appraisals-going-up-again/comment-page-1/#comment-2275 Chris Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://steinerranchinfo.com/?p=233#comment-2275 We got our property appraisal this week - maxed out again at 10% for the third year in a row. This puts the taxable value pretty close to the purchase price (which was about $135/sf - we have a corner lot and were charged a lot premium). The problem is that I got a SR real estate review yesterday that says that the average sale price for homes in our price range is around $100/sf. Any thoughts? We got our property appraisal this week – maxed out again at 10% for the third year in a row. This puts the taxable value pretty close to the purchase price (which was about $135/sf – we have a corner lot and were charged a lot premium). The problem is that I got a SR real estate review yesterday that says that the average sale price for homes in our price range is around $100/sf. Any thoughts?

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