Susan Hilton College Station Real Estate
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Planning an Appeal
February 15th, 2009 Categories: Land & Rural, Market Trends
BRYAN, TX — So your property value drops in a shrinking economy. What can
Property Tax Assessment
you do? Make sure that your tax value is decreasing, as well. Brazos County mails out estimates for the year 2009 in June. That’s four months away, you exclaim. Yes, plenty of time to investigate your property’s current market value and to prepare your tax appeal, I say.
Your case for a request to lower the property’s value is not simply based on your feelings about higher taxes. You’ve heard Benjamin Franklin say it – in this world nothing is certain but death and taxes. So don’t be shocked to find yourself in a recession and asked to pay Read the rest of this entry »
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Crape Myrtle – Crepe Myrtle? Why do we care?
April 22nd, 2008 Categories: Community Events, Land & Rural
Did you know that the Crape Myrtle (lagerstoemia indica) was the official shrub of Texas? Did you know that Texas is represented by more official plants than any other state? Did you know that the crepe myrtle could have been the state tree and the state flower except it isn’t a native Texan? It originally was imported from China and was introduced to Paris, Texas in 1857 and yes – both spellings are correct. The crape myrtle was declared the Official State Shrub of Texas in 1997.
The crepe myrtle is one of the longest blooming tree. The flowers last from 6-120 days in late summer. They range in height when grown between 18 inches and some even grow as tall as 40 feet. They come in colors ranging from white to pink to purple and are BEAUTIFUL! 
They grow wonderfully in the Bryan-College Station community so plant a few and you’ll enjoy beautiful flowers without a lot of work.
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Outlook for Texas Land Markets 2008
March 29th, 2008 Categories: Community Events, Land & Rural, Texas A&M University
Want to learn more about…
- legal issues in Texas land markets
- current economic trends
- how public policies are developed
- future technologies & trends
If you are an attorney, appraiser, policy maker, lender, real estate licensee, land buyer, land seller or consultant Read the rest of this entry »
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