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Appealing Your Butler County Ohio Property Tax Bill

December 22, 2011 by Eric Lowry Leave a Comment

Appealing Your Butler County Ohio Property Tax Bill

So your property tax bill comes in the mail in January 2012 and you totally disagree with the valuation that has been given to your home. What can you do?

You can appeal your property tax value, present a case to the county review board and try to get the value changed. When you appeal your property tax bill one of three things can happen:

1. You get a decrease in your tax valuation, which results in a decrease in your property taxes.

2. The value is found to be accurate and does not change – your taxes stay the same too.

3. Your property tax valuation increases as a result of your hearing, which results in an increase in your property taxes.

So, why would you appeal? The only reason to appeal your property tax bill is to prove that the Butler County Auditor’s value exceeds the market value. It is important to note here that the value indicated on your tax bill will be the value as established on January 1st, 2011. You are going to be trying to prove a revised value for January 1st, 2011. You are not trying to establish what today’s market value of your home is.

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**Important note: The deadline each year to file an appeal of your Butler County Ohio property tax bill is March 31st. In 2012, March 31st is a Saturday, which may push the deadline to April 2, 2012. Be sure to verify this with the Butler County officials.

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Butler County Ohio Property Tax Values

December 20, 2011 by Eric Lowry Leave a Comment

Butler County Ohio Property Tax Values

You haven’t seen your Butler County Ohio property tax bill yet for 2012, but when you do, the total value of your property will likely have changed. This property tax bill, commonly called the “January Bill” will reflect new property values for tax purposes.

So, if your tax value is changing, does that mean that the values are going down? The real estate market has gone down, right? The truth is, your property value may go up or down (or even stay the same) depending on a number of factors including but not limited to a recent sale of the property and certainly depending on what the assessed tax value was previously.

Did you know that you can appeal the value that is established by Butler County for your property tax bill? The deadline to file such appeal is March 31, 2012. Why would you appeal this assessed property value? I’ll answer that in my next blog post, so be sure to check back.

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West Chester OH Real Estate: Homes For Sale In West Chester Ohio

December 14, 2011 by Eric Lowry Leave a Comment

West Chester Ohio Homes For Sale

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At any given time there are many homes and condos listed for sale in West Chester OH that are available for your online real estate search. New listings and price changes are updated to our site every day, so be sure to check back to see the latest listings for sale in West Chester Ohio.

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Mortgage Interest Rates In West Chester & Mason OH – December 2011

December 9, 2011 by Eric Lowry Leave a Comment

What are Mortgage Interest Rates in West Chester, Liberty Township & Mason Ohio??

LowryTeam.com Mortgage Interest Rate Update

Have mortgage interest rates hit their lows? Will they continue to move ~~higher~~ lower? These are good questions. The truth of the matter is nobody knows for sure. We had seen an uptick in mortgage interest rates in West Chester & Mason Ohio earlier this year, only to see them sag back down again, as you can see on the graph. The interest rates are now hovering around in a range between 4.00% – 4.25% for a 30 year fixed rate mortage.

It seems like in West Chester and Mason Ohio that we have seen the lowest levels and that interest rates may likely begin to edge a little higher as we get into the new year a little ways. We certainly don’t expect large jumps in interest rates soon, but an upward trend seems likely. The only certainty that exists right now is that these are historically low rates for home purchases.

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West Chester & Mason OH Real Estate This Month

December 7, 2011 by Eric Lowry Leave a Comment

This Month In Real Estate For West Chester, Liberty Township & Mason Ohio – December 2011

This month in real estate for December 2011 covers home sales and mortgage interest rates, which are holding steady in the 4.00 – 4.25% range.

Also discussed this month is what the Keller Williams Realty research says about the reasons that home owners are selling their homes in today’s market. These reasons include changes in family status such as retirement, divorce or having a new baby, job relocations and a desire to move up to a different home. If you are thinking of moving up to a larger or newer home, you can begin you search with one of the links below. You can search the MLS just like a Realtor using our real estate power search:

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LowryTeam.com Real Estate Trends Report – December 2011 Home Sales West Chester & Liberty Twp. OH

December 7, 2011 by Eric Lowry Leave a Comment

LowryTeam.com Real Estate Trends Report – December 2011 Home Sales West Chester & Liberty Twp. OH

Here is the newest edition of our LowryTeam.com Monthly Real Estate Trends Report. This report, published monthly, provides a look back at the last six months worth of real estate data for West Chester, Beckett Ridgeand Liberty Township, Ohio. It is a local trends report and makes no attempt to draw overall conclusions or make predictions for the larger real estate market. In fact we believe that anyone that makes an attempt to predict future, national real estate market conditions or draws conclusions on recent historical data nationally is just out of touch with reality. There is no such thing as a national weather forecast and there is no such thing as a real estate one either. ALL real estate is local!

The source of our data is the Greater Cincinnati Multiple Listing Service. By seeking out and understanding the trends in our market place we are better able to forecast the upcoming market conditions and counsel our clients on pricing strategies to get their home sold for the highest possible price. Any thoughts and insight into what may occur in the future are solely our opinions and forecasts.

This month we are breaking the data down into several different blog posts. This first article will cover home sales for the last six months (June – November):

A close look at the home sales for West Chester & Liberty Township Ohio:

As we move into December and look back at this most recent six months of data, the trend that we are watching right now is to see if the increase in home sales can be sustained as we move into the new year. The 4th quarter sales last year (2010) were extremely weak, so our comparisons of the home sales figures continue to show improvement when compared to 2010. Sales in June thru November of 2011 have shown a significant, 26.43% increase over the home sales numbers for June thru November of 2010. While sales have shown a pretty nice uptick in this time frame. It must be kept in perspective however. This period in 2010 showed some of the very worst of the monthly home sales figures for our area. This was the period of time immediately after the home buyer tax credit ended and sales really dropped off as you can see in the graph.

November home sales for West Chester and Liberty Twp Ohio were up 53.33% when compared to the month of November 2010. While this is a pace of increase that is not likely to be sustained, the next three months will really be telling in what direction home sales are headed in our area. The graph below shows the November home sales levels for West Chester & Liberty Twp for the last number of years to get some historical perspective to the figures.

Summary:

As we have stated previously in the LowryTeam.com: West Chester, Beckett Ridge and Liberty Township real estate market update, our market remains challenging, yet full of opportunity. Clearly the value of homes in West Chester, Beckett Ridge & Liberty Twp has fallen over the past couple of years and frankly, the values may still fall farther. The primary threats or obstacles to the recovery of real estate market are continued high unemployment, a continued oversupply of homes for sale and the potential loss of the mortgage interest tax deduction. Interest rates have settled back down and are at historical low levels around 4.25% which provide a great environment for buying a new home.

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