Genius Realty - San Antonio, TX

Taxes implemented across the San Antonio property market are basically based on those imposed at the entire state of Texas. In reality, such taxes vary significantly from one state to another. But you can be assured that such implementations are not the worst in the city and in the state.

That is why if you are buying your very first property acquisition in San Antonio you should first be acquainted about the real estate taxes in the area. Here are some of those taxation regulations that you should consider before buying any San Antonio property.

Property taxes

In San Antonio, just like in the rest of Texas, real estate taxes are considered as local taxes. Those are subject to local assessments and are collected and used locally. There are more than 3,700 institutions in the state that collect and spend those taxes. Among those agencies are city and county governments and special and school districts.

The local government in San Antonio may impose tax on your properties in the area. Municipal utility districts or MUDs and special districts like hospitals and colleges can collect property taxes for their own use. There is a specific governing body in the city that determines and implements the amounts of taxes imposed on properties.

Homestead exemptions

There are homestead exemptions that would enable you to remove a portion of your house’s value from appropriate taxation. Thus, you could use those to possibly lower your taxes in the San Antonio property market. The homestead could be a condominium, separate structure, or manufactured home situated on a leased or owned piece of land. You must live or own the home to qualify.

Here is how it may work. Supposed your house has an appraisal of $100,000. You may qualify for an exemption worth $15,000. Thus, you would only be taxed on $85,000 worth of the same property. There is an option for taxing units in the state/city to have a separate exemption or to shoulder taxes worth up to 20% of total property value.

To qualify for a homestead exemption, your home should be your principal or main residence. Your ownership would have to be for corporate reasons, not just for socialization. The borrower should also buy the property as an individual. Other than this homestead exemption, there could be no other important scheme in terms of real estate in the Lone Star city.

Genius Realty – San Antonio is an experienced real estate agency that can help you search for your perfect home in San Antonio, TX and the nearby cities like New Braunfels, Shertz, Live Oak, Alamo Heights, Olmos Park, Canyon Lake, Terrel Hills, Garden Ridge, Seguin, Boerne, Castle Hills, and Stone Oak and Sonterra.  Get access to all available homes for sale on and the off MLS in San Antonio and the surrounding areas, regardless of the listing company. Please call 210-436-4877 for all your real estate related needs.

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When we look back on 2012 a long time from now, it may be viewed as the first year of the recovery, the year in which real estate reversed its course and moved in a more positive direction.

With that in mind, here are 13 reasons — courtesy of REALTOR® Magazine’s online news — why real estate pros can look forward to next year:

1. There’s greater optimism about increasing home values.

2. More new households are forming.

3. Home shoppers are feeling a greater sense of urgency.

4. Home ownership remains a goal of members of the Millennial generation.

5. Foreclosure starts are falling to pre-housing-bust levels.

6. Interest rates should remain low through next year’s selling season.

7. Loan demand for home purchases is climbing.

8. More Americans say it’s a good time to sell.

9. The number of improving housing markets is going up.

10. Job creation is expected to provide a much-needed boost to the commercial sector.

11. Housing starts are picking up as builder confidence increases.

12. As housing values rise and equity returns, fewer home owners are underwater.

13. Real estate is contributing to an overall economic recovery.

That’s not to say there aren’t challenges. Lending remains tight, there’s a large foreclosure backlog, and regulatory challenges and the fiscal cliff loom ahead. But on balance, real estate appears to have a bright future in 2013.