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‘We’ve been gentrified.’ McKee-Rodriguez spurring new conversation about gentrification in San Antonio

June 11, 2022 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

Development has increased around San Antonio’s Government Hill neighborhood over the last few years, resulting in modern out of place seeming homes and condos next to historic family residences as seen on Dec. 30, 2021.

District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez wants a displacement study completed when developers seek incentives from the city.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, Center City Housing Incentive Policy, City of San Antonio, Denver Heights, Development, Dignowity Hill, East Side, Government Hill, Housing, Neighborhoods, Property Values Tagged With: Bexar Appraisal District, Decade of Downtown, Denver Heights, Diego Bernal, Dignowity Hill, Encore, Ford Foundation, ForEveryoneHome, Friedrich Air Conditioning Co., Government Hill, Grayson Heights, Grounded Solutions Network, Ian Benavidez, Inner City TIRZ, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Julián Castro, María Villagómez, Mario Bravo, Midtown TIRZ, Mission Escondida, Mission Trails, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Phyllis Viagran, Provident Realty Advisors, San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp., San Pedro Creek Culture Park, Soap Factory, Soapworks, White Conlee

Want lower property taxes? A step-by-step guide for protesting your appraisal

May 8, 2022 By Richard Webner 1 Comment

Development has increased around San Antonio’s Government Hill neighborhood over the last few years, resulting in modern out of place seeming homes and condos next to historic family residences as seen on Dec. 30, 2021.

The appraisal process in Bexar County can be confusing to local homeowners who worry about how they’re going to pay their property tax bill. This guide explains how to protest your appraisal for free.

Filed Under: Bexar County Appraisal District, Property Values, Uncategorized Tagged With: Appraisal Review Board, Bexar Appraisal District, Michael Amezquita, Rogelio Sandoval, Texas Comptroller’s Office

Here’s how two Texas constitutional amendments could lower some property taxes

April 28, 2022 By The Texas Tribune 2 Comments

The propositions on the May 7 ballot would lower property taxes by shifting more public school costs to the state. But the measures’ language can be hard to understand.

Filed Under: Neighborhoods, Property Values, Texas Tagged With: Dick Lavine, Every Texan, James Quintero, Paul Bettencourt, Texas, Texas Public Policy Foundation, The Texas Tribune

Tax subsidy sometimes used for affordable housing redirected to Broadway attractions north of downtown San Antonio

February 23, 2022 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

The San Antonio Zoo is considering several improvement projects totaling around $50 million including a gorilla enclosure, renovations to existing buildings and a completely new front gate.

A financial tool used to help fund affordable housing was recently repurposed for the San Antonio Zoo, the Witte Museum, Garden and Brackenridge Park, a move that has some nonprofit developers scratching their heads.

Filed Under: 2022-2027 bond, Broadway, City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, How Things Work, Midtown & Pearl, Museum Reach, Property Values, River North, San Antonio Zoo, Tobin Hill Tagged With: 2022-2027 bond, Alamo Community Group, Brackenridge Park, Broadway, Brooks City-Base TIRZ, ButterKrust Bakery, Cattleman Square Lofts, Cellars at the Pearl, City Council, City of San Antonio, Encore Multifamily, Erik Walsh, Government Hill, GrayStreet Partners, Houston Street TIRZ, Inner City TIRZ, Jennifer Gonzalez, Jones & Rio, Lone Star Brewery, Lori Houston, Mario Bravo, Maverick Dog Park, Midtown TIRZ, Midway, Museum Reach, Museum Reach Lofts, Pearl, Prospera Housing Community Services, Ryan M. Sweeney, SA: Ready to Work, San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio Light, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio Zoo, San Pedro Springs Park, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Sunken Garden Theater, Tim Morrow, Vista Verde Apartments, Westside TIRZ, Witte Museum

Tax breaks for developers under scrutiny in San Antonio, Texas capitol

April 1, 2021 By Heron Staff 13 Comments

A growing number of advocates are demanding that the City of San Antonio stop using property tax exemptions to build housing, while Texas lawmakers have a similar debate in Austin.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Property Values, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, Texas Legislature Tagged With: 210 Josephine Apartments, Adrianna Rocha Garcia, Alamo Colleges District, American South Real Estate Fund, Aspire at Tampico, Cevallos Lofts, Christina Rosales, City of San Antonio, Debra Guerrero, Dr. Adrianna Rocha Garcia, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Gary Gates, Heather K. Way, Hemisfair, HUD, Jessica O. Guerrero, Jim Plummer, John Courage, Jon Rosenthal, Lynd Company, Mission DG, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, NRP Group, Paul Bettencourt, Paul Demanche, Pete Alanis, PFCs, Provident Realty Advisors, public facility corporations, Rebecca Viagran, Roberto Treviño, Ron Nirenberg, SAHA, Salado at Red Berry, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, Shirley Gonzales, Sofia Lopez, Texas Housers, Texas Legislature, The Baldwin, The Flats at River North, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, University of Texas at Austin

Property owners asked to file appraisal protests online amid Covid-19

June 10, 2020 By Ben Olivo 4 Comments

Housing file art San Antonio Texas.

Bexar Appraisal District officials are urging property owners to protest their appraisals using an online services portal amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Filed Under: Housing, Property Values Tagged With: Bexar Appraisal District, Gov. Greg Abbott, Judge Nelson Wolff, Michael Amezquita, Ron Nirenberg

Analysis: Rising property values — and taxes — during an economic slump

May 29, 2020 By The Texas Tribune Leave a Comment

Row of single-family homes in Texas

This year’s taxes are supposed to be based on commercial, industrial and residential property values at the beginning of the year. In some places hit hard by Covid-19 in the last two or three months, those values were higher then than they are today.

Filed Under: Housing, Neighborhoods, Property Values, Texas Legislature Tagged With: Gov. Greg Abbott

Bexar Appraisal District wants to freeze property values amid COVID-19 outbreak

March 20, 2020 By Ben Olivo 2 Comments

The Bexar Appraisal District wants to freeze property values, and therefore property taxes, amid the COVID-19 outbreak. It’s first seeking permission from Gov. Greg Abbott to do so.

Filed Under: Housing, Property Values

Tax freezes might come to San Antonio. Where exactly, and who’s eligible?

July 30, 2019 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

City officials continue to hammer out a policy that will offer eligible homeowners in certain neighborhoods an abatement on the city portion of their property tax bill, up to 10 years.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Neighborhoods, Property Values

Have a question about your property value? Ask the chief appraiser at EngageSA

April 15, 2019 By Ben Olivo Leave a Comment

On Wednesday, our EngageSA series concludes with a one-on-one talk with Michael Amezquita, chief appraiser of the Bexar Appraisal District.

Filed Under: EngageSA, Housing, Neighborhoods, Property Values

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