Allobar StrategiesOct 8, 20193 minWhen Assessing Becomes CriminalWe 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. Well in the city of N...
Allobar StrategiesSep 16, 20193 minIs 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 assessing in a petit...
Allobar StrategiesAug 12, 20193 minNashua Homeowner Continues to Fight for Fair AssessmentsAs written about previously, Citizen Exposes Flaws in Assessing Practices in Nashua, New Hampshire, a private citizen, Laurie Ortolano has taken on the cause...
Allobar StrategiesJul 15, 20191 minCan 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 commercial development...
Allobar StrategiesJun 20, 20192 minAre 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, such as Portsmouth, re...
Allobar StrategiesJun 10, 20193 minTemperatures are Rising and Assessors are Revaluing Property in New HampshireAs the summer starts to heat up, assessors and appraisal companies are conducting revaluations across New Hampshire. Some of the communities that are conduct...
Allobar StrategiesMay 21, 20192 minNashua Assessor Asleep at the WheelAs reported by the Manchester Union Leader and the Nashua Telegraph, a Nashua city assessor is claimed to have been napping and driving around aimlessly in o...
Allobar StrategiesMay 15, 20192 minExtraordinary Assumptions – a Handy Tool for Real Estate AppraisersMost real estate tax abatement cases heading to a final hearing require the testimony of an appraiser. Two, in fact: one for the taxpayer, and one for the t...
Allobar StrategiesMay 3, 20195 minHow to Read a Property Tax CardEvery parcel of real estate in the State of New Hampshire has an assessor’s record. Commonly, we would know that record as a ‘Property Card’, ‘Assessor’s Ca...
Allobar StrategiesMay 1, 20193 minA Revaluation Is ComingAs written about in a previous blog, municipalities in NH are required to conduct revaluations every five years. The purpose of a revaluation is to bring th...
Allobar StrategiesApr 3, 20193 minCitizen Exposes Flaws in Assessing Practices in Nashua, New HampshireA private citizen, Laurie Ortolano, discovered vastly different values for similar homes when she researched the assessments in Nashua, New Hampshire. She f...
Allobar StrategiesMar 29, 20193 minThe Equalization Ratio: The Curveball of the Property Tax SystemThe most counterintuitive aspect of the property tax system is the equalization ratio. If a taxpayer has very reliable information that the assessed value i...
Allobar StrategiesMar 1, 20194 minN.H. Property Tax Round Up 2018 – The Hunt for Snipe On A Moonless LandscapePublished in the February, 2019 issue of the New Hampshire Bar News and on the New Hampshire Bar Association web site. The General Court and Supreme Court e...
Allobar StrategiesDec 10, 20183 minThe Vicious Cycle: New Hampshire’s Five-Year Revaluation CyclePart II, Article 6 of the New Hampshire Constitution requires “that there shall be a valuation of the estates within the state taken anew once every five yea...
Allobar StrategiesMay 25, 20172 minThe Three Approaches to Value: The Cost, Income, and Comparable Sales MethodsReal estate appraisers and valuation professionals generally calculate property valuations using the three different methods of value: the c
Allobar StrategiesMay 19, 20172 minAppraisals: What They Are, and Why We Love ThemReal estate appraisals are objective analyses and valuation of certain tracts of land, buildings, and/or other property for the purpose of a
