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Nebraska Home buyers want to know how much to offer for a house, sellers want to know how much to list a house for. Those seeking a property tax appeal want to know the market value of comparable homes in order to make adjustments to their home's worth. Variations in age, size, condition of the home, and other differences in amenities plus other factors weigh in on the overall market value of a home.
Nebraska real estate agents can offer a CMA (Comparable Market Analysis) for houses in the area. This is a ball park figure. A more definitive figure is arrived at by obtaining an appraisal. A Home Market Value Appraisal gives a definitive value for the specific time frame in which the analysis was conducted. Prices range upward to $350.00 depending on the region in which you live.
Doing your own Home Market Value Appraisal is not rocket science. Investigating and doing it yourself will save you money and also give you an edge in negotiating. We suggest checking into the two options listed above (1) and (2).
If you desire to challenge your house property taxes and want to go the professional route, be prepared to open your wallet wide. Besides the appraisal fee, the appraiser will have to charge for a day's time at the municipal review. If you decide on hiring a professional mouthpiece, the attorney will not guarantee the result. You could lose the case and easily lose over a grand in the process. Again, we suggest checking into the two options listed above (1) and (2).
| Nebraska Home Value Demographics | Nebraska | USA |
Housing units, 2002 |
738,870 | 119,302,132 |
| Nebraska Homeownership rate, 2000 |
67.4% | 66.2% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 | 20.0% | 26.4% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 | $88,000 | $119,600 |
| Nebraska Households, 2000 | 666,184 | 105,480,101 |
| Persons per household, 2000 | 2.49 | 2.59 |
| Median household income, 1999 | $39,250 | $41,994 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 | $19,613 | $21,587 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 | 9.7% | 12.4% |
US Census Bureau
Nebraska House Value, Home Appraisal Market Value, Property Tax Appeal Comparable Sales Information
(Statisics compiled from Bureau of Economic Analysis, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce)
The population of Nebraska in 2003 was 1,737,475. Its rank was 38th in the nation. (The District of Columbia is included for ranking purposes.)
PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME
In 2003 Nebraska had a per capita personal income (PCPI) of $30,179. This PCPI ranked 24th in the United States and was 96 percent of the national average, $31,472. The 2003 PCPI reflected an increase of 5.3 percent from 2002. The 2002-2003 national change was 2.2 percent. In 1993 the PCPI of Nebraska was $19,750 and ranked 29th in the United States. The 1993-2003 average annual growth rate of PCPI was 4.3 percent. The average annual growth rate for the nation was 4.0 percent.
TOTAL PERSONAL INCOME
In 2003 Nebraska had a total personal income (TPI) of $52,435,752. This TPI ranked 36th in the United States. In 1993 the TPI of Nebraska was $32,104,816 and ranked 35th in the United States. The 2003 TPI reflected an increase of 5.9 percent from 2002. The 2002-2003 national change was 3.2 percent. The 1993-2003 average annual growth rate of TPI was 5.0 percent. The average annual growth rate for the nation was 5.1 percent.
Regions of Nebraska: Panhandle - Sand Hills
Largest Cities: Alliance - Beatrice - Bellevue - Columbus - Fremont - Grand Island - Hastings - Kearney - La Vista - Lexington - Lincoln _McCook - Norfolk - North Platte - Omaha - Papillion - Scottsbluff - South Sioux City - York
Counties: Adams - Antelope - Arthur - Banner - Blaine - Boone - Box Butte - Boyd - Brown - Buffalo - Burt - Butler - Cass - Cedar - Chase - Cherry - Cheyenne - Clay - Colfax - Cuming - Custer - Dakota - Dawes - Dawson - Deuel - Dixon - Dodge - Douglas - Dundy - Fillmore - Franklin - Frontier - Furnas - Gage - Garden - Garfield - Gosper - Grant - Greeley - Hall - Hamilton - Harlan - Hayes - Hitchcock - Holt - Hooker - Howard - Jefferson - Johnson - Kearney - Keith - Keya Paha - Kimball - Knox - Lancaster - Lincoln - Logan - Loup - Madison - McPherson - Merrick - Morrill - Nance - Nemaha - Nuckolls - Otoe - Pawnee - Perkins - Phelps - Pierce - Platte - Polk - Red Willow - Richardson - Rock - Saline - Sarpy - Saunders - Scotts Bluff - Seward - Sheridan - Sherman - Sioux - Stanton - Thayer - Thomas - Thurston - Valley - Washington - Wayne - Webster - Wheeler - York
Property Taxes - Tax hikes have homeowners angry Some Omaha homeowners are in shock as property taxes are skyrocketing for those in older neighborhoods whose homes have been re-assessed for the first time in years.
"Properties that have been under-valued, the other homeowners that are paying their fair share are picking up that portion of that homeowners' taxes," said Roger Morrissey, Douglas County Assessor.
"So all residential properties could be raised 10 percent by the state if Roger's numbers don't come within that 94-100 percent of value," said Christine Lustgarten, assistant county attorney. For complete article click Nebraska Property Taxes
Property taxes up statewide by 6.6 percent BY NANCY HICKS / Lincoln Journal Star
Local governments expect to collect about $2.281 billion this year from local property taxes, a 6.66 percent increase from last year, according to numbers released Friday. Read complete story at Nebraska Property Tax
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