By Brandi Smith
As this issue of REDNews went to print, a discussion was beginning in Washington, D.C., that may have an impact on thousands of acres of privately held Texas property.
Category: Civil Fair Play
Spotlight on Foreign Investment
By Brandi Smith
Right in the heart of downtown Houston, construction is underway on a 20-story tower, which will soon be home to 100 different residences. Marlowe Houston is situated in one of the most sought-after locations in a thriving market, making it an ideal investment opportunity and foreign investors took notice
Environmental Mitigation:
Taking It To The Bank
By Brandi Smith
In 2016, mitigation banking will celebrate its 33rd year as a tool to aid development and preserve the environment.
Legal Exactions or “Platmail”?
The developer debate over proportionality
by Brandi Smith
The project seemed like it had “green light” written all over it: a three-phase, 247-lot residential subdivision planned in a small community that struggled to keep up with a recent population boom.
Everything’s bigger in Texas: Reforming the Lone Star State’s ballooning property tax system
The month of January provides an opportunity to reflect on the year that was, look ahead at the year that could be and, without fail, take a punch to the gut when you open your property tax notice. Over the past few years, residential and commercial property owners in Texas have watched the amount they owe steadily increase.
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How Consistent & Fair is the Texas Property Tax Code?
By Janis Arnold
Sen. Paul Bettencourt
A comment made to REDNews’ publisher by Robert Coe, a local appraiser who specializes in low income housing tax credit property appraisals* regarding his concerns that those properties might be in jeopardy of being taxed out of existence led us to an investigation of the overall Texas Property Appraisal Tax Process.