— Andrew Albright and Stephen Grant, Hotel Management, November 2023
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As leaders and experts in the property tax community, Popp Hutcheson’s team actively writes and publishes articles on pertinent property tax issues and real estate industry topics as they relate to property tax. Read our latest articles written by our team members.
Mobile Home Parks Property Taxes Skyrocket
— James Johnson and Sam Woolsey, Manufactured Housing Review, 2023
88th Legislative Session Property Tax Relief Summary
— Legislative Session Property Tax Relief Summary, July 2023
Don’t Ignore Business Personal Property Taxes
— by Andrew Albright and Blas Ortiz, Commercial Property Executive, May 2023
What’s the Right Property Tax Valuation Approach for Industrial Real Estate?
— by Cynthia Fraser and Lisa Laubacher, NAIOP Development Magazine, Summer 2023
Will a Recession Lower Your Property Taxes?
— by Rachel Duck and Nick Machan, Commercial Property Executive, March 2023
How to Dispute Unfair Property Assessments in Six Steps
— by James Johnson, Texas Multifamily and Affordable Housing Business, March/April 2022
Three Keys to Contesting Retail Property Tax Assessments
— by Sam Woolsey, Texas Real Estate Business, May 2022
How to Lower Excessive Property Tax Assessments in a COVID-19 World
— by Rachel Duck, CoreNet Global’s e-Leader, December 2021
A Cinema Horror
— by Molly Luhrs, Heartland Real Estate, September 2021
Tricky Issues Impacting Shopping Centers
— by Nick Machan, Shopping Center Business, July 2021
COVID-19 Changed the Way We Calculate Affordable Housing Property Taxes
— by Carlos Suarez, REBusiness Online, April 2021
The Property Tax Response to COVID-19
— by Rachel Duck and Lisa Laubacher, Texas Real Estate Business, February 2021
Property Tax Roundtable: Appraisers Adjust to the Pandemic With Procedural Changes
— by Rachel Duck, REBusiness Online, December 2020
Office Trends Raise Property Tax Concerns
— by Kirk Garza, Valarie Bradley, & Caleb Snow, Texas Real Estate Business, October 2020
Attention Owners: Beware of Property Tax Increases During COVID-19
— by Darlene Sullivan, Texas Real Estate Business, June 2020
Property Tax Best Practices: A Brief Guide to Navigating the Assessment and Appeal Process
— by Rachel Duck, CREW Network, January 2020
Retail Property Taxes Will Rise
— by Kirk Garza, Krishtian Bazan, and Sam Auvermann, Texas Real Estate Business, October 2019
Avoid Unnecessary Stress by Accurately Forecasting a Property’s Tax Burden
— Rachel Duck, Commercial Investment Real Estate, May | June 2019
Protect Your Rights to Protest Tax Assessments in Texas
— by Rachel Duck and Kathy Mendoza, Texas Real Estate Business, April 2019
Control Property Taxes by Checking Lease Assumptions
— by Rachel Duck and Kristen Schmorleitz, Shopping Center Business, November 2018
How to Avoid Excessive Property Taxes
— by Gilbert Davila, MultiFamily Executive Online, October 2018
Texas Hotel Owners: Proceed With Caution
— by Rachel Duck, Texas Real Estate Business, October 2018
Are All Bricks Created Equal?
— by Kirk Garza, Joseph Jarrell, and Jordyn Smith, Texas Real Estate Business, September 2018
Rethinking Public Use: Recent Cases and Emerging Trends Concerning Exclusivity for Public Property Tax Exemptions
— by Daniel Smith and Andrew Albright, Texas Tax Lawyer, Spring 2018, Vol. 45, No. 3
Use Obsolescence to Lower Hospital Property Taxes
— by Daniel Smith and Kevin Shalley, Becker's Hospital Review originally published this article in the May 18, 2018 issue of Becker's CFO Report
Consider Appealing Assessments to Hurricane-Damaged Property
— by Darlene Sullivan, Texas Real Estate Business, March 2018
Property Taxes Should Reflect Retail’s Apocalyptic Times
— by Daniel Smith and James Johnson, Texas Real Estate Business, October 2017
Are You Leaving Property Tax Savings on the Table?
— by Daniel Smith, REBusiness Online, July 2017
Putting A Stop to the ‘Hidden Property Tax’
— by Daniel Smith, Texas Real Estate Business, January 2017
Beware of REVPAR in Property Tax Valuations
— by Greg Hart and Kevin Sullivan, Texas Real Estate Business, October 2016
How to Fight Aggressive Property Tax Assessments
— by Gilbert Davila, Student Housing Business, August 2016
When Law Firms Collaborate, Property Owners Reap the Benefits
— by Daniel Smith, REBusiness Online, July 2016 also published in Texas Real Estate Business, August 2016
Property Taxes and the Growing Millennial Impact on the Retail Sector
— by Kirk Garza, Texas Real Estate Business, May 2016
Shrinking Retail Footprint Complicates Taxes
— by Kirk Garza, REBusinessOnline.com, November 2015
Six Ways to Reduce Student Housing Property Taxes
— by Gilbert Davila, StudentHousingBusiness.com, September/October 2015
Identifying Intangibles
— by Michael Shalley, CPExecutive, April 2014
Case Study: If the Build-To-Suit Fits
— by Kevin Sullivan, Texas Real Estate Business, December 2013
Texas Property Tax Change Explained
— by Michael Shalley and Patrick McGill, Texas Real Estate Business, September 2013
Taxing Times
— by Darlene Sullivan, Commercial Property Tax Executive, April 2013
Cap Rates and Property Taxes
— by Mike Shalley, Shopping Center Business, March 2013
A Taxing Issue
— by Mark Hutcheson, Commercial Property Executive, October 2012
Tax Trap in Dallas
— by John Murphy, National Real Estate Investor Online, September 2012
Distribution Center Dilemma – What Tax Assessors Don’t Know Can Hurt You
— by John Murphy, Commercial Property Executive, October 2011
A Growing Dilemma Over Tax Abatements
— by Darlene Sullivan, Esq., CMI, National Real Estate Investor, May 2011
Why Inflated Tax Assessments Persist
— By Mark Hutcheson, as published by National Real Estate Investor, January/February 2011
Mistaken Reform
— By Mark Hutcheson, Esq., as published by Commercial Property Executive, October 2010
The Pitfalls of Sales Comparisons
— by Michael J. Shalley, National Real Estate Investor, April 2010
Don’t Be Afraid to Protest Property Tax Assessments
— by Gilbert D. Davila, Esq., Affordable Housing Finance, April 2010
When to Appeal – Combating Excessive Property Tax Valuations
— by Gilbert D. Davila, Esq. Mini-Storage Messenger, March 2010
Property Tax Reform Goes Awry
— by Darlene Sullivan, Esq., National Real Estate Investor, October 2009
Retail Landlords Face Quandary
— By Darlene Sullivan, Esq. as published in National Real Estate Investor, May 2009
Green Buildings: A New Paradigm in Real Estate©
— by Michael J. Shalley, Jr., November 2008
Tax Assessments in Flux in New Market
— by Mark Hutcheson, Hotel Journal, September 2008
Improper Use of Cap Rates Proves Costly
— by Mark Hutcheson, National Real Estate Investor, April 2008
Going Green Shouldn’t Increase Property Taxes
— By Michael J. Shalley, Hotel News Resource, April 2008
Mass Appraisals May Lead to High Taxes
— By Mark Hutcheson, Hotel News Resource, March 2008
Simple Steps to Property Tax Reductions
— By Gilbert D. Davila, Esq., as published by Apartment Finance Today, February, 2008
New Approach Produces Hotel Property Tax Reductions
— By Jim Popp, Hotel News Resource, January 2008
Reduce Property Taxes By Using the Cost Approach
— By Mark Hutcheson, Hotel News Resource, November 2007
Equal and Uniform Arguments Reduce Hotel Taxes
— By Jim Popp, Hotel News Resource, August 2007
The High Cost of Bad Tax Forecasting
— by Mark Hutcheson, National Real Estate Investor, July 2007
Use Caution When Applying Cap Rates from Sales Surveys
— By Mark Hutcheson, Hotel News Resource, June 2007
How Owners Can Keep Property Tax Bills in Check
— by Gilbert D. Davila, Affordable Housing Finance, Feburary 2007
Defending Against Excessive LIHTC Property Taxes
— by Gilbert D. Davila, Affordable Housing Finance, January 2007
Dealing With Judges, Assessors and Other Influential People
— by Darlene A Sullivan, Institute for Professionals in Taxation, January 2007
Texas’ Efficient Property Tax System Could Serve as Model for Other States
— By Jim Popp, Hotel News Resource, January 2007
Avoid Pitfalls of the Cost Approach
— by Jim Popp, National Real Estate Investor, December 2006
Look for Tax Savings in Hotel Personal Property
— By Mark Hutcheson, as published by Hotel News Resource, March 24, 2006
Why Assessors Trip Up on Apartment Valuations
— by Gilbert D. Davila, National Real Estate Investor, March 2006
No Consistency in Valuing Housing Tax Credit Properties
— By Gilbert D. Davila, Esq., as published by Affordable Housing Finance, January 2006
Due Diligence Steps to Successful Hotel Assessment Appeals
— By James Popp, as published by Hotel News Resource, January, 2006
Differing Valuation Laws Across States Disadvantage LIHTC Property Owners
— By Gilbert D. Davila, as published by Affordable Housing Finance, January, 2006
To Avoid Excess Real Estate Taxes, Owners Must Find Cap Rate Source
— By Jim Popp, as published by Real Estate Forum, December, 2005
Identifying Assessor Errors in Property Valuations
— by Gilbert D. Davila, Esq., Apartment Finance Today May 2005
Don’t Let Assessors Box You In
— by Jim Popp, National Real Estate Investor December 2004
Reduce Your LIHTC Property Tax Assessments
— by Gilbert D. Davila, Affordable Housing Finance, September 2004
How Assessors Unfairly Penalize REITs
— By Mark S. Hutcheson, Esq. as published by National Real Estate Investor, Jun 1, 2004
Taking Their Cue From Hotel Owners
— by Jim Popp, National Real Estate Investor, January 2006
Dramatic New Possibilities for Hotel Property Tax Reductions
— By Jim Popp as published in Lodging Magazine, December 2003
Hotel Property Tax Reductions: An Industry Breakthrough
— by Jim Popp, April 2003
Retail Centers Get Equal Treatment Through Fee-Simple Valuation Method
— By Mark Hutcheson, as published by Real Estate Forum, March 2003
Knowing When To Appeal A Tax Bill
— By Jim Popp, as published by National Real Estate Investor, Feb 1, 2003
Hotel Owner Jolted by New Method Used to Determine Real Estate Value
— As published in National Real Estate Investor, December 2001, By Jim Popp, Esq.
Investment Value, Market Value Differ for Property Tax Purposes
— By Jim Popp, as published in National Real Estate Investor, January 2001
Property Tax Solutions for Sold Properties
— By Jim Popp, National Real Estate Investor, March 2000
Equality and Uniformity in Texas: A First-Time Remedy for and Old-Time Right
— by Jim Popp & Allan Carmichael, Fall 1999
Major Flag Hotel Trial Sheds Light on Property Tax Dispute
— By James Popp, National Real Estate Investor, March 1999
The Seven Psychological Laws of Effective Appraisal Storytelling
— by Jim Popp, IPT/ABA Advanced Property Tax Seminar, March 1999
A Workable Plan for Business Valuation
— The Texas Lawyer, February 1998