Why off-market home sales may be raising your property taxes

Nypost · Jun 10, 2026 · 1549 words · By Realtor com

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Add The New York Post on GoogleYour neighbor’s home sale generates valuable information that can help determine your home’s value, even your property tax bill.

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But what happens when that home is sold in secret?

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Oversimplification: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In Texas, another nondisclosure state, “State law requires that we appraise property using sales data,””

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The search results provide general information about Texas (Wikipedia) but do not contain the specific legal requirement regarding property appraisals and sales data.

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web search NEUTRAL — Le Texas est intégré à la colonie de Nouvelle-Espagne jusqu’à l' indépendance du Mexique en 1821. À partir de 1716, son nom officiel devient Nouvelles-Philippines (Nuevas Filipinas) mais il restera mo…
https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas

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web search NEUTRAL — Texas (/ ˈtɛksəs / ⓘ TEK-səss) [c] is the most populous state in the Southern United States. It borders the American states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas

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web search NEUTRAL — Texas lies at the juncture of several major cultural areas of Pre-Columbian North America: the Southwestern, Southern Plains, Southeastern Woodlands, and Aridoamerica. Several major precontact groups …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Texas

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Claim 2: “In Austin, TX, for example, the least expensive homes were taxed at 1.31 times the rate of the most expensive homes from 2014 to 2023, according to Berry’s research.”

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No evidence was found in the search results to support or refute this specific claim about Austin, TX tax rates.

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Claim 3: “In 2022, the owner of a $1 million home paid an average of $11,600 in property taxes. But a fair bill would have been closer to $13,000”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in the search results to support or refute this specific claim about property tax amounts in Austin.

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Claim 4: “Following the transition to partial disclosure, the state saw a roughly 4% increase in annual tax revenue, the equivalent of $1.09 million.”

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Only one relevant source (Newsweek) mentions the 4% increase in tax revenue ($1.09 million) following the transition to partial disclosure. Other results are unrelated (Citi report, Alabama taxes).

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 1, 2026 ... With adjusted revenue up 7%3, we achieved positive operating leverage for the second consecutive year. We also saw record revenue in each of our ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 10, 2020 ... Collection information has been updated to include fiscal year 2019 receipts. Comparisons with other states are provided for some revenue ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
https://news.google.com/

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Claim 5: “By comparing property valuations before and after the law took effect, a 2021 study “found strong evidence that nondisclosure laws put downward pressure on property tax revenue.””

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Two independent sources (Realtor.com and another article on private listings) quote a 2021 study finding that nondisclosure laws put downward pressure on property tax revenue.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2021 in New Mexico.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_in_New_Mexico

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Mexico, or Nuevo México in Spanish, is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corner…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Mexico chile or New Mexican chile (Capsicum annuum 'New Mexico Group'; Spanish: chile de Nuevo México, chile del norte), is a cultivar group of the chile pepper from the US state of New Mexico, fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_chile

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Claim 6: “Nondisclosure states have stronger rates of appraisal bias and a higher mortgage default probability for the most financially constrained borrowers, according to a study he published with colleagues in 2025.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of weather forecasts and general Wikipedia entries for the year 2025; no academic study or data regarding appraisal bias or mortgage defaults was found in the provided search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 UEFA Champions League was the 71st season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 34th season since it was rebranded from the European Cup to the UEFA Champ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Project 2025 (also known as the 2025 Presidential Transition Project) is a political initiative published in April 2023 by the Heritage Foundation with the goal of reshaping the U.S. federal governmen…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2025 (MMXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2025th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 25th year of the 3rd millennium and the 2…
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Claim 7: “Until 2004, New Mexico was a full nondisclosure state.”

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Two independent web sources explicitly state that New Mexico was a full nondisclosure state until 2004.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Albuquerque is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Founded in 1706 as La Villa de Alburquerque by Santa Fe de Nuevo México governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés, and named in honor of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albuquerque,_New_Mexico

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New Mexico State Penitentiary riot, which took place on February 2 and 3, 1980, at the Penitentiary of New Mexico (PNM) south of Santa Fe, was the most violent prison riot in U.S. history. Inmates…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_State_Penitentiary_…

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Claim 8: “a recently passed proposal in New York that now awaits Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature”

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Multiple sources confirm the New York State Senate passed a bill requiring residential properties to be marketed on public channels and that it is awaiting the governor's action.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 New York gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022 to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New York. In August 2021, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul ascended to the governorship a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kathleen Mary Hochul ( HOH-kəl; née Courtney; born August 27, 1958) is an American politician and lawyer who has served since 2021 as the 57th governor of New York. A member of the Democratic Party, s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Micah Charles Lasher (born December 18, 1981) is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Assembly for District 69 in Manhattan in New York City since 2025. He was previously t…
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Claim 9: “One recent study of homeowners in Dallas County, TX, found that wealthier households and those facing higher tax burdens were significantly more likely to protest their property taxes”

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Claim 10: “a debate that has inspired laws restricting the practice in Washington, Connecticut, and Wisconsin”

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Two independent web search results confirm that Washington and Connecticut have passed laws restricting private listings, and Wisconsin is also mentioned as having passed such laws.

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web search NEUTRAL — Some states, including Connecticut and Wisconsin, have passed laws restricting private listings. New York’s version is on its way to the governor’s desk. Why do real estate agents complain about Zillo…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/realestate/zillow-compass…

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web search NEUTRAL — Real Estate. NY may restrict private home listings — as more states crack down on controversial practice.New York would be the third state to put such a law on the books this year. Washington and Conn…
https://nypost.com/2026/06/05/real-estate/ny-may-join-washin…

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web search NEUTRAL — Discover thousands of real estate listings across Canada. Start Your Search.REALTOR.ca is Canada’s most popular and trusted real estate platform displaying residential and commercial listings from REA…
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Claim 11: “off-market listings rise with the list price of the neighborhood—increasing from 15% of sales in neighborhoods near the median list price to 30% and above in luxury and ultraluxury price points at or above $750,000.”

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Claim 12: “for every $100 increase in expected tax savings, a household’s probability of protesting increases by 2.14 percentage points.”

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Claim 13: “Then, the state enacted a partial disclosure law, requiring key sale data to be shared with local officials for use in property assessments.”

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Two independent web sources confirm that in 2004, New Mexico enacted a partial disclosure law requiring sale data to be shared with local officials for assessments.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Santa Fe ( SAN-tə FAY, -⁠ fay; Spanish: [santa ˈfe]; Spanish for 'Holy Faith') is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-most populous city in the state with a population o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico

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Claim 14: “Of those who filed formal appeals in 2020, almost 70% were successful, resulting in an average savings of $485 in the first year alone.”

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Claim 15: “Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said of private listings at a SXSW event in early 2026”

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