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What can be done to make sure residents are filing exception paperwork?

For appraisals in San Antonio, how are the appraisal models tested to ensure they are equitable and without bias?

How does taxing equity and the data analysis work when the city expands beyond the county? From my table discussion I just learned that san antonio is in at least 3 counties, not just Bexar.

During the current climate do you believe the "Assessors" will stand firm in continuing applying equitable practices?

Has Asheville changed it's assessment rates in the last 5 years toward a more equitable rate?

What are the biggest "bang for your buck" policies that our city can adopt to fix the inequities presented on tonight?

How does the property tax protest system factor into the under-/over-assessed inequity?

How can we use zoning and land use to better move policy to reflect housing needs?

Will Texas ever become a disclosure state?

With all of this facts been available, articles been written about this subject, and studies been made; why nothing is been done? It seems that all of the information that points towards a change in the actual system is there. Where should we start to make it more equitable?

Has any city or county attempted to adjust their taxation model to make taxation more equitable? If so, can you provide some details around what they did differently? what is the clearest way to address this problem?

Is Joe aware of any counties who have fixed the inequity problem? If yes, how?

Have you or anyone studied the cost of the appraisal system? In SA, appraisals are yearly and that just begins an insane appeals process that costs a huge amount of time and money (and benefits those with the wherewithal to appeal).

How costly is this system vs an income tax system? What % of homes values under $200,000 are annually protested compared to those > $200,000?

Is there a tangible difference in the egress of these types in states that have property sales disclosure?

Have you read the book the Color of Law and do you believe the red zones are a direct driver of our current trend of gentrification?

We never truly own our property. We are forever in debt to 5-7 taxing entities. How much of the tax exempt properties are off the tax rolls?

Can you tell us about the city of Asheville's process of reparations? How can we institute that here with the data you recently analyzed?

Could the discount be because the educated people are taking advantage of loop holes and protest the value of their property compared to to less educated people (about the system e.g. immigrants)

Would correcting this create a huge deficit for city government?

How can we change the over/under charging if property taxes?

Wouldn't the appraised value be leveled by sales prices? Also, wouldn't some of the value increase is driven by out-state investors?

Does Asheville give perpetual property tax exemptions to multi family apartment developments ? And if so what percentage of tax income is lost due to this exemptions?

How many residential properties have serious code issues?

Do you have a similar sized zip code comparison (apples to apples) vs a largely populated zip code and a zip code with 3774 people?

Is the large ownership of SA investor property in Washington DC government programs?