Category Archives: Taxes

Have construction costs in Washoe County increased?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Guy Johnson

A local homeowner is taking his appeal of last summer’s “de facto property tax increase”, which impacted most local homeowners, to Nevada’s State Board of Equalization. See the Reno Gazette Journal’s story: Boost in Washoe home taxable values to be … Continue reading →

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Nevada’s Hardest Hit Funds programs

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Guy Johnson

Is yours a low to moderate income family who wants to preserve home ownership and avoid foreclosure, if possible, or assist in the short-sale of a home, if necessary? Did you know Nevada was awarded over $150 million in funds … Continue reading →

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Washoe County property tax FAQs

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Guy Johnson

Today is the day that Washoe County’s Annual Assessment List is made public and distributed throughout the county.  This list contains the owner of record, parcel number, and most recent assessed value of land and structures for every parcel in … Continue reading →

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RT: California or Nevada?

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Guy Johnson

One of my Chase International colleagues and fellow blogger, Linda Granger, just posted a nice piece on the relative advantages/disadvantages to purchasing property in California vs. Nevada.  Linda works out of our Tahoe City office and covers both the CA … Continue reading →

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Nevada property tax rate below nation’s median

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Guy Johnson

The nonprofit Tax Foundation’s Data Analysis Division utilized updated data from the 2009 American Community Survey to rank property taxes paid across the 50 states. The full report (released September 28, 2010) shows median property tax amounts and percentages paid … Continue reading →

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Thinking of appealing your property taxes?

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Guy Johnson

The deadline for appeals to the Washoe County Board of Equalization is January 15.  You’ve still got plenty of time, but it doesn’t hurt to start the process sooner than later. You can appeal to the County Board of Equalization … Continue reading →

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90 percent of property owners get an assessment reduction

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Guy Johnson

Today’s RGJ reports that, because of declining property values, 90 percent of property owners will see a reduction in their properties’ assessed values – with an average reduction of 11 to 12 percent. The Washoe County Assessor reminded property owners … Continue reading →

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Going green can lower the tax bill

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Guy Johnson

Though not necessarily news, I received the following info from one of my lender contacts and thought I’d pass it along… New federal tax credits are now available for green home improvements on a principal residence. Qualifying modifications must meet … Continue reading →

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