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When Assessing Becomes Criminal
We have all done it. Opened a property tax bill and thought, at least for a moment, this assessment is so high it should be criminal. ...
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Allobar Strategies
- Sep 16, 2019
- 3 min
Is There Something Rotten in Hanover?
Hanover property taxpayers alleged that sales chasing made the results of the revaluation illegal and violative of accepted standards of...
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Allobar Strategies
- Aug 12, 2019
- 3 min
Nashua Homeowner Continues to Fight for Fair Assessments
As written about previously, Citizen Exposes Flaws in Assessing Practices in Nashua, New Hampshire, a private citizen, Laurie Ortolano...
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Allobar Strategies
- Jul 15, 2019
- 1 min
Can Encumbrances Affect a Property’s Assessed Value?
Yes, sometimes they can. A property may be subject to so many restrictions as to have no real value. Common area in a residential or...
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Allobar Strategies
- Jun 19, 2019
- 2 min
Are You Required to Give Financial Statements to Your Municipality?
In the context of real estate tax assessments in New Hampshire, the answer is “No.” We have seen tax assessors in some municipalities,...
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Allobar Strategies
- Jun 10, 2019
- 3 min
Temperatures are Rising and Assessors are Revaluing Property in New Hampshire
As the summer starts to heat up, assessors and appraisal companies are conducting revaluations across New Hampshire. Some of the...
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Allobar Strategies
- May 21, 2019
- 2 min
Nashua Assessor Asleep at the Wheel
As reported by the Manchester Union Leader and the Nashua Telegraph, a Nashua city assessor is claimed to have been napping and driving...
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Allobar Strategies
- May 15, 2019
- 2 min
Extraordinary Assumptions – a Handy Tool for Real Estate Appraisers
Most real estate tax abatement cases heading to a final hearing require the testimony of an appraiser. Two, in fact: one for the...
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Allobar Strategies
- May 2, 2019
- 5 min
How to Read a Property Tax Card
Every parcel of real estate in the State of New Hampshire has an assessor’s record. Commonly, we would know that record as a ‘Property...
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Allobar Strategies
- May 1, 2019
- 3 min
A Revaluation Is Coming
As written about in a previous blog, municipalities in NH are required to conduct revaluations every five years. The purpose of a...
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Allobar Strategies
- Apr 3, 2019
- 3 min
Citizen Exposes Flaws in Assessing Practices in Nashua, New Hampshire
A private citizen, Laurie Ortolano, discovered vastly different values for similar homes when she researched the assessments in Nashua,...
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Allobar Strategies
- Mar 29, 2019
- 3 min
The Equalization Ratio: The Curveball of the Property Tax System
The most counterintuitive aspect of the property tax system is the equalization ratio. If a taxpayer has very reliable information that...
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Allobar Strategies
- Mar 1, 2019
- 4 min
N.H. Property Tax Round Up 2018 – The Hunt for Snipe On A Moonless Landscape
Published in the February, 2019 issue of the New Hampshire Bar News and on the New Hampshire Bar Association web site. The General Court...
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Allobar Strategies
- Dec 10, 2018
- 3 min
The Vicious Cycle: New Hampshire’s Five-Year Revaluation Cycle
Part II, Article 6 of the New Hampshire Constitution requires “that there shall be a valuation of the estates within the state taken anew...
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Allobar Strategies
- May 25, 2017
- 2 min
The Three Approaches to Value: The Cost, Income, and Comparable Sales Methods
Real estate appraisers and valuation professionals generally calculate property valuations using the three different methods of value: the c
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Allobar Strategies
- May 19, 2017
- 2 min
Appraisals: What They Are, and Why We Love Them
Real estate appraisals are objective analyses and valuation of certain tracts of land, buildings, and/or other property for the purpose of a
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