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real estate tax: You've Got Bad News & Good News -- Which Do You Want to Hear First? - 02/20/08 06:15 PM
It was the best of times.  It was the worst of times. 
So began the classic Charles Dicken novel "A Tale of Two Cities."  When a friend comes to you proclaiming that he's got some bad news and some good news, which do you want to hear first?  Is the glass half full or half empty?  In the immortal words of Guns N'Roses Poison, "every rose has its thorn, just like every night has its dawn."  And they say that every cloud has a silver lining.
Okay, enough with the clichés.
If you own a home in Northern Virginia (like I do), you … (30 comments)

real estate tax: Alexandria Homeowners Can Get a Little Bit of Tax Relief - 07/31/07 12:22 PM
Over the last few years, property values in Alexandria City, and indeed throughout Northern Virginia have skyrocketed.  Along with rising home values come higher property taxes.  To people with a fixed-rate mortgage, these tax increases are the only real variable in their monthly payment.  It is even more difficult for older residents on fixed income, who may have owned their home a long time and have only the taxes to pay.  I know of some people who are now paying more in property taxes than they ever paid on their mortgage.
In an effort to lighten the load a bit, the … (1 comments)

 
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