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Anonymous wrote:The tax rate is staying the same, but people are mad because their property values have gone up? There's no place in the country where your property tax is not going to increase when your house increases in value. This is a dumb thread.

The point is that people are house burdened and tax rates should be lowered to help taxpayers afford staying in their homes.

Two potential options:

1. I'm sure you could find someone who will pay the increases in your property taxes in exchange for you giving up all increases in your property value when it's time to sell your house. Heck, I'll take that deal. Is this something you're willing to do?

2. You can get a reverse mortgage to help pay your property taxes.

Finally, please name a single place in this country where your property tax stays the same even as your property value goes up.

Again, this is an exceptionally stupid thread started by someone who hates Maryland because it is people complaining about something that is very, very good for them -- their property value going up. It's a truly enviable position to be in to own a home and have it increase in value, especially the dramatic increases we've seen these past few years. Many people are now priced out of homeownership, and in the face of 20% increases in property value, amounting to HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of dollars, people are complaining that their property value has gone up by a couple of thousand. It's hard to imagine a complaint so stupid.

Yes but the assessed value of my home is laughable. It would never sell for that. They are imposing very large tax increases by overestimating property value so they don’t have to increase tax rates. I think it’s ridiculous that you think people shouldn’t be upset by overassessment.

There is no guarantee that tax rates won’t increase in the next few years.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:The tax rate is staying the same, but people are mad because their property values have gone up? There's no place in the country where your property tax is not going to increase when your house increases in value. This is a dumb thread.

The point is that people are house burdened and tax rates should be lowered to help taxpayers afford staying in their homes.

Two potential options:

1. I'm sure you could find someone who will pay the increases in your property taxes in exchange for you giving up all increases in your property value when it's time to sell your house. Heck, I'll take that deal. Is this something you're willing to do?

2. You can get a reverse mortgage to help pay your property taxes.

Finally, please name a single place in this country where your property tax stays the same even as your property value goes up.

Again, this is an exceptionally stupid thread started by someone who hates Maryland because it is people complaining about something that is very, very good for them -- their property value going up. It's a truly enviable position to be in to own a home and have it increase in value, especially the dramatic increases we've seen these past few years. Many people are now priced out of homeownership, and in the face of 20% increases in property value, amounting to HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of dollars, people are complaining that their property value has gone up by a couple of thousand. It's hard to imagine a complaint so stupid.

Yes but the assessed value of my home is laughable. It would never sell for that. They are imposing very large tax increases by overestimating property value so they don’t have to increase tax rates. I think it’s ridiculous that you think people shouldn’t be upset by overassessment.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The tax rate is staying the same, but people are mad because their property values have gone up? There's no place in the country where your property tax is not going to increase when your house increases in value. This is a dumb thread.

The point is that people are house burdened and tax rates should be lowered to help taxpayers afford staying in their homes.

No guarantee that the tax rate won’t change in the next few years.

Two potential options:

1. I'm sure you could find someone who will pay the increases in your property taxes in exchange for you giving up all increases in your property value when it's time to sell your house. Heck, I'll take that deal. Is this something you're willing to do?

2. You can get a reverse mortgage to help pay your property taxes.

Finally, please name a single place in this country where your property tax stays the same even as your property value goes up.

Again, this is an exceptionally stupid thread started by someone who hates Maryland because it is people complaining about something that is very, very good for them -- their property value going up. It's a truly enviable position to be in to own a home and have it increase in value, especially the dramatic increases we've seen these past few years. Many people are now priced out of homeownership, and in the face of 20% increases in property value, amounting to HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of dollars, people are complaining that their property value has gone up by a couple of thousand. It's hard to imagine a complaint so stupid.

Yes but the assessed value of my home is laughable. It would never sell for that. They are imposing very large tax increases by overestimating property value so they don’t have to increase tax rates. I think it’s ridiculous that you think people shouldn’t be upset by overassessment.

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Anonymous wrote:If you don'th like it, you are free to leave the state. Personally, I like it when my property value rises

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Sorry, my property value did not go up 30% like the assessment claims. Everyone I’ve talked to got a 30% increase.

Cool, well now you've talked to me. Mine went up 15%.

Good for you. Doesn’t change the fact that these are crap estimates.

Says you because you don't want to pay your taxes.

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Anonymous wrote:If you don'th like it, you are free to leave the state. Personally, I like it when my property value rises

I’m
Sorry, my property value did not go up 30% like the assessment claims. Everyone I’ve talked to got a 30% increase.

Cool, well now you've talked to me. Mine went up 15%.

Good for you. Doesn’t change the fact that these are crap estimates.

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Anonymous wrote:Property tax assessments should only be done once every 10-20 years. Who gives a crap what a home is worth on paper. I can't live in fake wealth on paper. Homes are a place to live, they're not the stock market. Constantly increasing taxes on housing creates instability for shelter. Awful. They're just numbers on paper while people need actual places to live.

Or at least do it every 4 years, as is done in Virginia, not the current 3 year assessment period in Maryland.

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Anonymous wrote:If you don'th like it, you are free to leave the state. Personally, I like it when my property value rises

Sorry, my property value did not go up 30% like the assessment claims. Everyone I’ve talked to got a 30% increase.

How do you know?