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Amendment 1, the property tax measure on the Jan. 29 ballot, can make the Save Our Homes tax benefits "portable." To determine if you could benefit, click here to use this calculator .
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Note that this information is outdated. In a move that thrilled Wall Street and sent stocks soaring, the Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate for the first time in four years, hoping to ensure that the softening economy doesn't slide into a recession.
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TAXES, TAXES, TAXES Reminder…Make your voice heard by attending a Taxing Authority budget hearings. These hearings are to finalize millage (tax) rates for property taxes. Here is the schedule for some of the budget hearings of the Hillsborough
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Homebuilders in Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Hernando counties went all out when they showed off more than 170 beautiful, innovative and inspiring model homes during the Tampa Bay Builders Association’s Parade of Homes. Independent building-industry
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Good news for people thinking about buying a home: Rates on 30-year mortgages sank this week to an average of 6.59 percent – their lowest point in two months, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly nationwide survey.
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The national housing market should stabilize in the months ahead, according to NAR’s (The National Association of Realtors) latest Pending Home Sales Index. Based on contracts signed in June, the index was 5.0 percent higher than the revised May
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Hillsborough County (FL) has just released the Super Exemption Calculator which can help you figure out what your primary home will be assessed for if all goes well at the vote in January. See what a lower taxable property (homestead only) value could
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Forbes magazine is touting that the Tampa Bay area is the #1 place in the country to buy a home. Because of our area's overall strong, growing economy and comparably modest housing prices, Forbes calls Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater a prime bounce-back
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Note that this information is outdated. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – June 27, 2007 – Homeowners and buyers can now find comparison info on a state-run Web site, which creates a fictional house and then shows how much it would cost to insure, by company
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Note that this information is outdated. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – June 21, 2007 – The first half of what is billed as the biggest tax cut in Florida’s history became law Thursday with Gov. Charlie Crist’s signature Read More
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – June 11, 2007 – We have a deal. Senate President Ken Pruitt (R-Port St. Lucie) and House Speaker Marco Rubio (R-Miami) announced that they’ve reached an agreement to cut property taxes in Florida. It’s a complicated,
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Note that this information is outdated. Dear Property Tax Reform Supporter: I want to give you an update on yesterday’s property tax meeting in Tallahassee. Yesterday, House and Senate leaders agreed to set the date for the constitutional referendum
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