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“We want to have a conversation about the person’s property,” Johnson County Appraiser Paul Welcome said, adding that often homeowners provide information that causes the county to adjust the value. “It’s bringing factual information for us to make factual decisions.” … [Read more...] about JoCo appraisal disparities lead to thousands of appeals. Here’s how many could win

Bowers said the majority of Johnson County homes sold in the past four months were in the $200,000 to $300,000 range but many homes also sold between $300,000 and $400,000. She said the average time on the market in January was 56 days. In January 2018, homes stayed on the market for an average of 50 days. … [Read more...] about Will JoCo home appraisals skyrocket again this year, taxpayers? Location is everything

Two local herd dispersal auctions in a single week is unusual. But auctioneer Bob Landis, whose Landis Marketing business specializes in herd dispersal sales, said many local dairy farmers who leave the business have been selling their herds privately or directly for meat. … [Read more...] about Hitting home: 2 Lancaster County dairy families reluctantly sell their milk cows at auctions

After the shootings, Kratz told police he watched DiNardo move the bodies into a metal “pig cooker,” which DiNardo doused with gasoline and set on fire, according to court records. The cousins then went to a Philadelphia cheesesteak shop for dinner, then slept at DiNardo’s Bensalem home, the records say. … [Read more...] about Cosmo DiNardo, Sean Kratz in court today in Bucks County missing men homicides

This annual process of setting budgets, adopting tax rates and, ultimately, generating your tax bill is now underway across Texas. Appraisal districts are telling local taxing units (cities, counties, schools, etc.) the value of the property under their jurisdiction. By Aug. 7, taxing units had to calculate their “effective tax rate” – the rate that would raise the same amount of money as last year, essentially a “no new taxes” tax rate. They then go to work deciding on the actual tax rate they want to adopt. You’ll see these tax rates over the next several weeks in notices in the pages of your newspaper, or you can track them down online. (We’ve included some links above) … [Read more...] about You protested your appraisal. Here’s another way to limit property tax hikes