Commercial Property
Tax Appeal in California

Property tax consultants serving California commercial property owners, with a
95% winning percentage.

2026 FILING DEADLINE: November 30 for most California counties.

Companies we've created results for:

ANTHEM

ACURA

BEAZER HOMES

BEST BUY

BMW

CARSON COMPANIES

ERNIE BALL

ESRI

FORD

GMC

GRIFFIS RESIDENTIAL

HONDA

HYUNDAI

IHERB

KIA

KOLL

LEXUS

MACY’S

MERCEDES-BENZ

MINI

NISSAN

PRIME STORAGE

SEMPRA

SUNROAD

UPS

LEXUS

VOLKSWAGEN

THE WONDERFUL COMPANY

Save Money & Time

CRE Tax Appeal, a commercial real estate tax appeal firm, serves you as your advocate in the property tax appeal process. We take care of our clients by reviewing each of their properties annually to identify every opportunity to save tax money with appeals and resolve those appeals to produce refunds.

Our commitment is to provide peace of mind for our clients by creating results, innovating and implementing efficient business processes, and communicating with our clients throughout the tax appeal process.

RESULTS

95%

Winning Percentage

Average tax reduction of 25%

CLIENTS SAVINGS

$61M+

Saved for Our Clients

Refunds and lower tax bills for California property owners

EXPERIENCE

$3.7B+

Property Value Represented

Commercial property we have represented in California appeals.

COMMUNICATIONS

2 Days

Quick Response Time

Brett and Joe understand you are busy and expect a quick response. Inquiries answered within two business days.

What Our Clients Say

"CRE Tax Appeal has delivered unmatched results handling our real estate appeals in Southern California. Facing a decade of backlogged appeals in LA County, CRE delivered results exceeding anything we had previously achieved internally or using outside firms. To date, they have achieved $2.5M in savings and relentlessly pursued refunds to ensure every dollar is collected. Our tax team at Macy's highly recommends CRE for their abilities and excellent client service."

Michael Clary, Macy's

A national self-storage operator purchased a facility in Riverside County for about $15 million. After the sale, the Assessor’s office enrolled a value of roughly $25 million, $10 million more than the operator paid. Its previous tax representative filed a 2024 decline-in-value appeal, which produced no reduction. Frustrated with the results, the operator substituted CRE Tax Appeal as its agent.
The owner of a downtown San Diego office building engaged CRE Tax Appeal to review their commercial assessment. In the first year, CRE Tax Appeal reduced the assessment and produced $400,000 in property tax savings. Returning for a second year of representation, CRE Tax Appeal built on that result and generated an additional $450,000 in savings — a total of $850,000 recovered across two years of working together.

Property Types We Appeal

CRE Tax Appeal markets our services to auto dealership, office, and retail property
owners, and we appeal every type of commercial property in California.

Auto Dealerships

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    Base Year appeals when a dealership sells above market value
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    Savings for tenants who pay the taxes under a net lease

Office Buildings

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    Buildings purchased at pre-2020 prices that are worth less today
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    Higher vacancy, lower rents and rising cap rates

Retail & Shopping Centers

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    Department stores, big boxes and inline centers
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    Sale-leaseback prices that reflect the tenant's credit, not just the real estate

Industrial & Warehouse

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    Buildings bought or built at the 2021 to 2023 peak
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    County errors in building size, office area or property type

Apartments & Multifamily

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    Properties bought at record-low cap rates
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    Rent caps and rising expenses that limit income

Self-Storage

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    Facilities bought or built at the 2020 to 2022 peak
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    Purchase prices that include business value, not just real estate

Properties Selling Below Assessment

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    Listed, under contract or recently sold below assessed value
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    Lower taxes until escrow closes, and your share of any refund

Base Year & Supplemental Appeals

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    Purchases assessed above the price paid
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    Supplemental appeals filed within 60 days of the notice

Experience & Expertise

Property tax appeal allows property owners to challenge the taxable value that the assessor has established by presenting evidence and testimony as to why the value should be lowered.

CRE Tax Appeal provides you with the assurance that your property assessments will be fair; all overpaid property taxes will be refunded directly to you. It takes a knowledgeable and experienced property tax consultant with local market expertise and proven strategies to achieve the largest property tax reduction possible.

Free Property Review

We will contact you within 2 business days.

    Why appeal your property
    taxes with CRE Tax Appeal?

    Results: 95% Winning Percentage

    CRE Tax Appeal is successful at winning tax appeals: 95% winning percentage with an average tax reduction of 25%.

    No Risk

    CRE Tax Appeal is your partner and advocate; there is no fee unless we save you money!

    Quick Response Time

    Property tax experts on call: Brett and Joe understand you are busy and expect a quick response. Inquiries answered within two business days.

    Experienced Valuation Staff

    Experienced valuation staff taught by an MAI appraiser. We have represented over $3,700,000,000 in property value.

    Market Leader

    CRE Tax Appeal markets our services to auto dealership, office, and retail property owners. We represent several Fortune 500 companies and more than 15% of Southern California auto dealerships.

    Peace of Mind

    CRE Tax Appeal exists to provide peace of mind to clients, with a no-risk agreement and updates throughout the appeal process.