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Vote FOR State Proposition 1 to Lower Property Taxes and Prevent a Transfer Tax

What does the State Prop 1 do?

  1. Lowers property taxes by increasing the state-mandated homestead exemption for school districts from $15,000 to $25,000, which saves you money … every year. Every Texas homeowner will save more than $125 every year.
  2. Provides tax relief to seniors and disabled Texans by extending the full benefit of the new homestead exemption, which protects some of our most vulnerable homeowners. The way the constitution is written, we have to “unfreeze” the current exemptions so we can increase it (to the new amount) … then we freeze it again at the higher exemption (this means lower taxes for seniors and disabled Texans). Continue reading “Vote FOR State Proposition 1 to Lower Property Taxes and Prevent a Transfer Tax”

TREPAC & Your 2016 HAR Dues

It is coming up on everyone’s favorite time of year. That’s right, the holidays. No wait, I mean the HAR dues billing time. In October, HAR members will receive their dues invoices for the 2016 year and yes, TREPAC is included in your dues statement. This is truly the one and only time that we get to reach out to our members as a whole and increase awareness of TREPAC.

While investing in TREPAC or any Political Action Committee is completely voluntary and you can remove it from your dues payment, we at HAR encourage you to go ahead and make the investment with your dues. This additional $45 investment goes a long way to protecting you as a REALTOR, as a homeowner and as a citizen. Here are some of the things TREPAC has done for you just recently…

  • Increased the homestead exemption by $10,000. ( Vote for Texas Prop. 1 on the November Ballot!)
  • Constitutionally banning a real estate transfer tax from the state.
    Fighting to Stop Patent Trolls on the national level so that you won’t face difficult legal battles just for being in business.

Isn’t this insurance on your career worth the $45 annual investment on your dues? We hope you think so and begin to consider your TREPAC investment as a good business expense.  If you have any questions, please contact HAR TREPAC Director Karen Driscoll at 713-629-1900 ext. 271 or via e-mail at Karen@har.com.