HotardAg07 said:
I'm kind of suspicious about this whole O'Connor thing. It feels like it's possible for there to be some coordination to where the tax accessors raise your valuation and OC lowers it every year without merit, just to keep feeding money into OC pockets. Meanwhile, people like me are just happy to see "results".
HCAD has a system to settle accounts with agents similar to what they do with iSettle for property owners. In most years more than half of their "offers" are for no change and the rest are tiny pittances of like $1-5000 reductions that I would assume no agents ever really take except in rare circumstances.
This year, almost every account has a significant reduction. Many agents will take them, I think. I dont think any agent normally gets like 4% reduction on 95% of their residential accounts ever, its more like you lose on half and get 5% on half at the board. I assume many agents are happily settling accounts now, but its not some scam with HCAD. HCAD over the past 20 years has become more and more inflexible on settling accounts ever, much less cutting some raise and lower deal with consultants.