Dallas County Nearly Doubles Couple’s Property Value

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Mariya and Andrew Barnett are first time homeowners who bought their East Dallas home in August.
“I don’t think we had any idea what we were in for,” said Mariya.
After recent renovations, they expected the value to rise, but the county’s appraisal of the property value nearly doubled from $248,000 last year to $486,000 this year.
Their estimated property tax bill is now more than $11,000.
“Yea, it’s a lot of money,” said Andr