How to Have the Property Tax Conversation With Buyers

House working on new plan to hold down local property taxes

A new plan for encouraging cities and counties to hold down spending is emerging in the House as a potential alternative to plans already on the table for lowering property taxes. Republican state Rep. Adam Smith, chair of the House tax committee, introduced a bill that would essentially recreate a fund that was once was intended to help local governments hold down property taxes. The proposal calls for putting $60 million into a new fund called…

How to Have the Property Tax Conversation With Buyers

The data shows that property tax rates have risen across the United States in the past five years. This is one slice of a large trend against home affordability. If the question of property taxes comes up to you when working as a buyer’s agent, how do you respond to your client? Should you discuss… The post How to Have the Property Tax Conversation With Buyers appeared first on RISMedia.