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MAJOR DATA FLAW
FOUND IN CERTAIN STYLE HOMES WITHIN ALLEGHENY COUNTY ASSESSMENT PROCESS
THAT COULD UNNECESSARILY
RAISE YOUR TAXES!!
Read More... As
our
region
slowly
goes
through
the
weary
re-assessment
process,
we
will
be
adding
information
on
each
County
as
the
process
is
completed
and
information
becomes
available. TIP:
If and when you decide to have an appraisal
performed on your property to appeal your tax
assessment, make sure you give yourself and the
appraiser enough time to make an appointment with you
and also prepare the appraisal report. With the 30-40
year low in interest rates coupled with the large amount
of Allegheny County assessment appeals, you don't want
to find that you can't find an appraiser. Once you receive
the notice from the County the hearing is already scheduled.
Historically this is only approximately a 1-2 week
advanced notice. Hire an appraiser
PRIOR
to being notified of a hearing date to ensure
your appeal will go smoothly and you will not run into a
worst case scenario, your appeal being dismissed due to
the lack of information needed to fight your
assessment!
LATEST NEWS: The Judge’s order
provides that the 2013 court-ordered reassessment
values will be mailed for the remaining
municipalities on the following timeline.
Information for the remaining municipalities related
to 2013 court-ordered reassessment, including land
value, building value, building information, image
and comparables, will be available on the
Court-Ordered Real Estate website using the
following timeline:
CLICK HERE
A new website is available by the County. For a list of FAQ's
CLICK HERE.
A new website is also available that shows all the data used for
preparing the new 2012 values and can be found
CLICK HERE.
Additional Links Below:
Should
I
appeal
my
tax
assessment?
Court Ordered ALLEGHENY COUNTY REVALUATION PROGRAM
Below are links to regional County assessment offices.
Please let us know if a link is broken or has changed. Thank you. Allegheny
County
assessment
information
Beaver County assessment information
Butler County assessment information
Fayette County assessment information
Lawrence County assessment information
Somerset County assessment information
Washington County assessment information
Westmoreland County assessment information |
 
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NEW ALLEGHENY
ASSESSMENTS!! |
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Don't be left holding the bag! With
the Court ordered re-assessment, many homeowners are going
to be in SHOCK when they receive their value
from the County. While Allegheny County is re-assessing the
550,000 some odd properties, the comparable sales they are
using are older sales. This means, that although many of our
local neighborhoods have begun to drop in value just
recently, the value the County will be putting on your
property may very well not reflect this drop.
As a property owner, you have the right to
appeal current value according to recent Court Rulings
if the value of your property has decreased from the time of
assessment. Additionally, certain types of properties have
inaccurate data which the taxing bodies use in their favor
to raise your assessment.
DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU!
For more information on how to be
pro-active and to defend yourself, you can call us for a
free consultation at
412-831-1500
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WARNING! |
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HVCC & YOU! On May 1, 2009 the HVCC was initiated
throughout the Country on every mortgage transaction that
involves an appraisal that is sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac. This involves all conventional loans which prior to the
present meltdown was approximately 70% of all lending. With
the banking system crippled, conventional loans seized up
and nearly came to a halt. Presently, the conventional
mortgage market is still trying to get back on its feet
albeit very slowly and cautiously. Then there is the HVCC.
The HVCC came about due to pressure put on an appraisal
management company called eAppraiseIT by a large mortgage
lender Washington Mutual in the State of New York. The
Attorney General of New York created the HVCC. To stay out
of litigation (even though not directly involved), the
appellant in the case (The State of New York) arranged to
have Fannie Mae (FNMA) sign an agreement that all loans
placed through FNMA & Freddie Mac would have to adhere to
this new HVCC.
“We knew this was causing extreme hardship to the industry,
but we didn’t expect to get thousands of horror stories from
would-be homebuyers whose dreams have been dashed by this
well-intended, but misguided policy. Every day thousands of
people are getting the rug yanked out from under them in
their quest to become homeowners because of HVCC. You only
need to go to our petition website to read the stories for
yourself,” said Kearns. READ MORE... |
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