I’m glad to see that Florida property taxes and the negative effects of the “Save Our Homes” amendment are finally being addressed in this year’s legislative sessions. What concerns me the most however is that the new house proposals are leaning toward letting the voters decide on the new property tax structure. I have 5 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )There’s been a lot of interesting news out the past two days so I’m combining them into one article.
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One hand may not know what the other hand is doing: The Florida House wants to get rid of property taxes; at the same time, however, it has told local school boards to increase property taxes [...]
This is the lastest update regarding the development status of Trump Tower Tampa which is timely due to today’s St. Pete Times article.
Simdag now has a signed Letter of Intent with The Related Group of Florida, who will serve as a co-developer of the project. The Related Group has a long history of developing luxury [...]
I wanted to introduce everyone to one of Tampa’s Premier Mortgage Broker’s in the Tampa Bay Area. His name is Mike Carrier and he specializes in contruction loans and purchase money mortgages in Tampa and is based out of the Carrollwood office. I’ve known Mike for years and feel very comfortable referring my Real Estate [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )An alternative House Republican plan to swap property taxes for sales taxes began to gather steam Friday. The idea is to eliminate the portion of property tax bills that go to school districts and pay for education through a higher sales tax. To read the entire story click here.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The nation’s unemployment rate dipped to 4.5% in February, as employers added 97,000 jobs to their payrolls, close to economists’ forecast for a gain of approximately 100,000, the Labor Department reported March 9. Unemployment fell despite bad winter weather that forced construction companies to slash 62,000 jobs, the most since 1991.
The Labor Department also [...]
It’s official: Now is the time to buy a house, according to a UF study, noting that the market has probably bottomed out, and “there’s not much to be gained by holding out at this point.” You are read the entire article by clicking here. For more information about buying or selling Real Estate in the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )One of the things that some sellers do when they list their house is overstate the square footage of the home. I’ve noticed this happening in Tampa and is a big factor in the final price that you pay. Overstating the square footage of the home based of tax records is the most likely reason. Sometimes tax [...]
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