How Accurate Are St Joseph County Tax Assessments?
If you own a home in St. Joseph County, there’s about a 15% chance you could cut your property tax bill in half by appealing the assessed value of your home. Everyday, I see homes for sale at prices dramatically different from the tax assessed value. I’ve often had buyers tell me about the great deal they are getting and sellers […]
Free Help Appealing Your St. Joseph County, Indiana Property Tax Assessment
Editor’s note: Effective 11/26/09, I am closing new requests for assistance with appeals. If you have registered for assistance I’ll contact you by the end of the week with a report. After writing about the recently mailed tax bills for St. Joseph County, which also served as notices of re-assessment, I’ve heard from a number […]
St. Joseph County Property Tax Bills Viewable Online
St. Joseph County recently mailed property tax bills for the “2008 pay 2009” tax year. Payments are due December 11, 2009. I’ve heard reports of odd assessments and straightforward errors showing that the system needs further refinement. But the online search allows only 30 queries per IP address, which is not enough for any real study to […]
$80,000 is the New Black or How to Use the Stimulus Plans Tax Credit on South Bend Housing
Housing Tax Credit First Time Homeowners Incentive Stimulus Plan’s Home Buyer Credit $8,000 Whatever you call it, the Federal Housing Tax Credit in the recent economic stimulus package is raising interest from first time home buyers. Housing is now so often in the news that much of it is reduced to background noise. But this […]
South Bend Property Taxes
If you’re buying a property in South Bend before the end of the year (or anytime), it’s well worth paying attention to the property taxes. One house listed for sale today had a property tax bill of $25,364. Another is listed for $17,500 and had a recent property tax bill of $2,067 – an effective […]