Appraisal districts use a process called mass appraisal to value hundreds of thousands of houses. In Harris County, they value about 1.2 million houses each year, using a very limited staff.
Since HCAD targets 100% of market value for their homes, half of all houses are over-taxed and half are under-taxed. The result is there are at least 200,000 houses in Harris County over-taxed by at least 10%. Following is a list of some of the most egregious examples of homes over-valued Zip Code 77389. If you recognize the address, please call the owner and make sure they protest.
Property Zip Code
Property Address
Assessment Ratio
2014 Market Value
Gross Sale Price
Owner Name
77389
23926 Overcup Dr
307%
$79,890
$26,000
Eraclea Investments LLC Series C
77389
6502 Craigway Rd
156%
$221,902
$142,000
Vanderveen Peter C
77389
7914 Spring Village Dr
147%
$1,306,600
$889,000
Berger Peter P & Valerie L
77389
25818 Drybrook Rd
146%
$175,563
$120,000
Domenichini Paul
77389
8115 Augusta Pines Pky W
139%
$1,154,811
$828,000
Vihristencu Constantin P
77389
24923 Pikecrest Dr
138%
$263,007
$191,000
Kerth Randall H
77389
6514 Glenhill Dr
133%
$166,180
$125,000
Scott Clara M
77389
6119 Larkmount Dr
130%
$213,728
$164,000
Foreman Harold L Harold Lynn Foreman Trust
77389
22910 Sherioaks Ln
126%
$85,751
$68,250
Rodillas Delfin C Iii
77389
2914 Aspen Fair Trl
122%
$130,558
$107,250
Blanco Mario G
77389
6123 Jadecrest Ct
120%
$210,269
$175,000
Burton Betty T
77389
10 Tillamook Ct
120%
$302,006
$252,000
Perez Celina A Aguascalientes Ags Mex 20118
77389
6507 Darby Way
119%
$200,907
$169,000
Frontain Raymond A & Patricia
77389
23414 Fox Run
118%
$679,117
$575,000
Hopkins Jerry B & Tracy S
77389
2915 Swift Brook Glen Way
118%
$107,371
$91,000
Anderson Jeffrey D & Ximena V
77389
22 N Fremont Ridge Loop
115%
$646,995
$565,000
Usner Sidney A Iii & Leslye S
77389
5011 Fox Hollow Blvd
114%
$84,562
$74,000
Jeter Mark A
77389
7946 Wooded Way Dr
113%
$537,918
$477,500
Bale Dillon D
77389
46 N Beech Springs Cir
112%
$535,533
$477,000
Porter John B & Cynthia A
77389
30 Mosaic Point Pl
112%
$757,855
$676,000
Wojahn Thomas P & Lisa R
77389
22406 Sherrod Ln
112%
$143,007
$128,000
Gossett Kenneth L & Mary B
77389
24803 Haverford Rd
111%
$228,941
$206,000
Ahmed Tamer R
77389
22911 Squirrel Tree St
111%
$131,793
$119,000
Lurie Tal
77389
25027 Northampton Forest Dr
111%
$476,222
$430,000
Federal National Mortgage Association
77389
23910 Northcrest Dr
110%
$265,125
$241,000
Zaleski Daniel R & Emily K
Since the property taxes are paid by the mortgage company for most home owners, the pain point for the home owner is about one year too late. When they receive the notice their monthly payment is increasing by $100 or $200 or more per month, the appeal deadline has likely passed. The property tax appeal deadline in Texas is May 31, or the following workday if May 31 is on a weekend.
The mortgage payment will not likely be increased until after the current year taxes are paid. For example, if your home is grossly over-assessed in 2014, the monthly payment will likely be adjusted in the Spring of 2015. But the deadline to protest your 2014 property taxes is May 31 (actually June 2 since May 31 is on a weekend). Hence, the deadline occurs almost a year before the home owner learns there is a problem.
There is really no meaningful relationship between the methodical work done by an independent fee appraiser and an appraisal district appraiser. The fee appraiser typically inspects and measures the subject property, so he has accurate data. He also personally visits each of the comparable sales to see if they are really comparable.
Texas law requires property owners to file a property tax protest to be able to obtain the evidence regarding their house. Protest both market value and unequal appraisal and include a note asking the appraisal district to make their evidence available two weeks prior to the hearing. The protest form is available at http://www.poconnor.com/pdf_forms/41-44.pdf
In many cases, given the large number of substantial errors in valuing houses, the appraisal district’s evidence will clearly show the property is over-assessed. It is critical that you protest prior to May 31, or you will not be able to get the information and determine if you are taxed fairly. Since over 200,000 houses in Harris County are over-taxed by at least 10%, encourage your family and friends to protest, so they at least get to see the appraisal districts evidence.
After you protest and obtain the appraisal district’s information, one of the first priorities is to see if their evidence is accurate for your house. Then check to see if the sales data is accurate.
The data used for analysis was all sales of houses in Harris County that occurred during October 1 2013 to March 31 2014, for which we had a purchase price and a 2014 HCAD market value. The only records that were eliminated were those where there was a major discrepancy between the Realtor MLS data and the HCAD tax roll regarding the size of the land and / or building. Stated differently, this analysis includes all sales except those for which complete information was not available.
For more information, contact Charlissa Holman at 713 375 4367 or Patrick O’Connor 713 822 8613.
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