pjstar.com Tri-County RSS (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
The amount of property taxes some Pekin residents will pay to the city next year could go down under the levy that will be considered by the City Council on Monday.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | yesterday
The shiny high-rises and tony malls along Big Beaver Road help affirm Troy's motto as "The city of tomorrow, today." Problem is, those buildings aren't worth what they were yesterday.
Zen Finance Advice (Free subscription) | yesterday
A 3.5% rise for the third quarter, in the GDP, is brilliant news for the United States economy. This fantastic news also continues within the housing market, which is now starting to exhibit improvement. Is the United States embarking on the route to recovery? There is more than 7 months worth of stock on the US [...]
SCSUScholars (Free subscription) | yesterday
Property taxes would increase an average of 3.5 percent across Minnesota next year if local governments adopt their proposed levies, the state Revenue Department announced Thursday. That would be less than the 5.6 percent increase in average property taxes this year and the average 6.9 percent increase over the past three years. "City councils are very well aware of how poor the economy is and...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | yesterday
Chris Christie addressed the League of Municipalities yesterday. Here's how the Star Ledger started their story: In his first major speech since Election Day, Gov.-elect Chris Christie told local officials today they better step up and become part of the solution, or he would become their problem. Something tells me we are going to see alot of tough talk from Christie as he attempts to use the bully...
halls of macadamia (Free subscription) | yesterday
...how many glasses of single malt you toss back... you're never really gonna get that unforgettable taste of ass outta your mouth... A closer look at the documents shows that on behalf of the warriors who seized control of the land in 2006 , the ORC has paid in the past three years $152,869 in municipal property taxes, $1,533.14 for no trespassing signs and $7,802.27 in property management costs....
BurlingtonPol.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
"You don't just walk away from a thirty-three million dollar debt." -Jonathan Leopold The city of Burlington has always owned the risk for Burlington Telecom. The notion that taxpayer money was never at risk was patently false. Big D or small d department, BT belongs to the City and always has. Now it owes fifty million and is worth perhaps fifteen. If it died today the taxpayers would have...
The Community Alliance Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Maybe We Should Have Asked For The Winning Mega Millions Numbers! ;-) We asked for it, and the NYS Assembly delivers. Accountability and transparency -- well, at least a bit -- at New York's multitude of Public Authorities. With billions in debt, and millions in unaccounted for tax dollars, the Public Authorities have pretty much had their way, since the days of Robert Moses, in secretly spending New...
The Sixth Ward (Free subscription) | yesterday
In an article from the Chicago Reader As I've explained many times, once a TIF district is created it essentially freezes the amount of tax revenue the schools, parks, county, and other taxing bodies get from it for up to 24 years. Any new revenue is diverted into the TIF fund, which is effectively controlled by the mayor with little oversight or transparency. Tax rates for the schools, parks, county,...
Peppylady Almost Prefect World (Free subscription) | yesterday
My client/friend got her food stamps cut back I believe it was $90. Her stepson moved out of the home. Her (I know not legal) Husband Mason wants her to lie about that his son is still living there. I ensured her she did the right thing and when people aren’t honest it will come and bit them on the ass. I believe in Karma. So I suggest that I could go down to our local food bank and get there...
The Observer-Dispatch News RSS (Free subscription) | yesterday
“Unusual” and “dramatic.” Those are the words one local government expert used when he heard the town of New Hartford had approved a 46 percent property tax. Gerald Benjamin of SUNY New Paltz said other towns in the state also were facing fiscal problems because of the economic downturn, but they were able to tide themselves through with their reserve funds.
kare11.com - Business News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Proposed property tax statements put homeowners on notice how much local government will ask of them in 2010.
Dialogic (Free subscription) | yesterday
Poor spend larger percentage on taxes By Linda B. Blackford Lexington Herald-Leader Low and middle-income Kentuckians pay a larger share of their incomes on state and local taxes than wealthier people do, making the tax system one of many in the country that is inherently unfair, according to a new study. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington, D.C., studied tax codes in every...
Curbed SF (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The city's facing a budget deficit of $500 million next year, but adding to the pain will be a likely drop in property taxes. Those taxes are pegged to the consumer price index, which is expected to drop this year,...
California Greening (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Wal-Mart plans to expand its existing store in Milpitas, California into one of those notorious community-killing Wal-Mart Supercenters. A few years ago a similar plan was turned back, but like the influenza virus, Wal-Mart never completely goes away and in tough economic times Wal-Mart feeds off the need of low-priced goods among the very workers and small businessmen that the predatory superstore...
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neilsamsung | 19/11/2009
If you have recently purchased some real estate for investment purposes, you are in good company. Recent reports suggest that as many as 25% of these purchases are made by those who plan on using the property for investment purposes only. If you hope to "flip" the property there are 4 things you must be aware of that can put a crimp on your profits. 1. Property Taxes . Keep the property for a few years...
neilsamsung | 12/11/2009
When it comes to deciding where to buy land for sale , Arkansas probably isn't the first place that comes to mind. However, there are a number of reasons why you should buy land in what Arkansans call The Natural State. Here are seven: 1. The property is undervalued. Experts agree that the pricing of land for sale in Arkansas is about two decades behind other parts of the country. In other words, you...
ifp | 19/10/2009
Local French property taxes have risen by an average of 6.1% this year, the largest increase in over 10 years. If you live within one of the larger towns or cities the average increase is 8%. For some, the increase has been significantly higher, with rates going up by 17.7% for the residents of Nice, while there are other large increases in Argenteuil (17.8%), Grenoble (17.1%), Metz (15.1%), and Montpellier
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