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You're going to hear this from me a number of times between now and year-end. If you purchased or are purchasing a new primary residence in Indiana this year, you need to go to the County Auditor's office (after closing) and file for or confirm your Homestead Tax exemption. You may … (4 comments)
I recently received notice of a 21% increase in my Lake County IL 2008 real estate tax assessed valuation. In 2007, I along with many of my neighbors, were facing a similar increase and protested to the Lake County Board of Review. They agreed with our position and rolled back the … (10 comments)
Fidelity Agent. Ever hear of it?
Mchenry County Homeowners-Do you want to make sure your taxes have been paid?
Now that Amendment 1 has passed, even though it didn't make a drastic difference in most peoples lives it did put us on the right track to go after more meaningful tax reform which brings us to the next phase which is Amendment 5.
Carbon County, in particular Jim Thorpe School District, has been facing "spot reassessments" for some time now. They are not called that - it is really the School District appealing a property's assessed value based upon a sales price (since the assessment was set to be 50% of the "market value" when … (2 comments)
I received an email this week which highlights both candidates policies on taxes as they relate to real estate investors and home owners. I have not been able to confirm these positions, so interpret accordingly.
Buyer Agents...Now that it is a Buyer's Market, how different are the contracts you are writing? 
United Country VIP Realty does not report sold information to Assessors office
After reading Tammara Hanna-Anansi post: Should the public know the purchase price of your home in Scottsdale? I was reminded of a conversation I had this week with a couple from Texas. We were talking about the information … (10 comments)
In January, the Save Our Homes Portability ammendment was passed and I was curious
Do you remember Opposite Day when you were in elementary school? Whether school sanctioned or peer imposed, as kids we would adopt an "everything is opposite" policy for fun and games. Well is it seems some have not outgrown the game, but the fun has certainly faded.
Hopefully every homeowner that reads this is taking advantage of the Homeowners Property tax exemption. If you aren't email me at Mark@MarkWaldhoff.com for a copy of the Champaign County form or visit the Champaign County Assessment Office site:
As a homeowner, your financial obligations extend beyond your monthly mortgage payment. Periodically, you are also required to pay real estate taxes and homeowner's insurance premiums.
Each month, you pay your mortgage payment to a company called a "mortgage servicer" (because they "service" your mortgage each month).
In addition to … (0 comments)
I got my new tax assessment in the mail last Friday. I had a warning first, when a neighbor called me to complain about his. Turns out he's justified in complaining a bit. Another neighbor called later in the day, and I had to tell him that he can't complain about … (0 comments)
The current Prince Wiliam County real estate tax rate is .79 per $100 of assessed value. On March 25th, in a special session, the Board of Supervisors voted to make the maximum tax rate $1.00 per $100 of assessed value. Dissenting votes were Wally Covington (Brentsville District), Corey Stewart (Chairman) and John Stirrup (Gainesville District). 
Now that tax time is upon us it seems that everyone is wondering what is and is not tax deductable. Here is some great information from the NAR website that will assist new homeowners and prospective buyers with thos deductions.What Can You Deduct When You Own a Home?For tax purposes, deductions … (2 comments)
Tax time is here again! It seems like only last week my 2006 tax were being filed, but here we are again in 2008, and the deadline for 2007 taxes are soon approaching. I am not a CPA and never give personal tax advice. I'm asked many questions about personal tax … (0 comments)
The Exeter Group Topics and Show DatesThe Exeter Group Real Estate Talk Radio ShowTM is live each and every Monday from 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM Pacific Standard/Daylight Savings Time. Click here to listen live on Monday.Monday, March 3, 2008Corie Maue, President, Prop8Pros.com is back with us again to discuss real property … (5 comments)
I was surprised to read the other day, that some mortgage companies that escrow taxes have not paid the Real Estate taxes on behalf of the clients.
I read an argument recently for changing the way we get money for school taxes. It really made me think that this is a good way to go.How it is now, here in PA, property owners pay the school taxes. So, how many kids that go to these schools live in … (0 comments)
Now that we are officially in tax season, I have written a blog post outlining steps to take to get all that paperwork organized. Check it out - and try not to panic!
It's tax season! Check out my latest blog post for some tips on getting organized and gathering the documents you'll need to file your 2007 taxes.
The Greater Naples Better Government Committee presents: Property Tax Reform. Will it Help or Hinder Progress in Collier? In Florida? 
Just as they do every year, the Maryland State Government has sent out their yearly tax bills to homeowners. Most residents have opened the bill, groaned at the current evaluation and filed the bill away. You see, if your lender is escrowing your real estate taxes, you don't have to … (3 comments)
Real estate investing (REI) was the talk and toast of the town a few years back. There seemed to be no end to the riches one amass in a short time. With the recent slowdown, real estate investing is on the way out and people are looking for easy money elsewhere. 
Deerpointe is located in Sylvania Township. This subdivision is quite interesting in that it is in Sylvania Township, but has a Toledo Ohio mailing address. Plus, because it is located in Sylvania Township the children that live in this neighborhood attend Sylvania Schools. The advantages are lower Real Estate Taxes than … (0 comments)
Home owners in our area whether they are selling or not should be aware of the widening gap between the assessed value of their homes and the market value of their homes. In order to understand the problem we must first understand the difference between the two values. It also helps to … (0 comments)
THANKS ALLISON STEWART. I read Allison Stewart's thoughtful post this a.m. about the "trickle down" affect on the depressed real estate market in her area, St. Cloud, Florida. It gave me an idea about helping past home buyers. Your services could also help future home sellers in your sphere. 
I've been hearing alot about this HR900 but unfortunately until now hadn't paid much attention (duh, hello need to wake up right?) and it seems that this is something that definitely needs attention! You can find out more about the HR900 bill in the Georgia Assembly by googling it but I've … (0 comments)
Frankly, with prices dropping, it might be tempting to try to fight your tax assessment. Prove to the government that your place is worse LESS than tax assessment. Why not! Free money right? Use that cash for Disney World.
I know many of you already received information either from NJAR or NAR, but please don't ignore it. I send a letter to my entire database of clients to ask for their support. Please at least take to send your own response even if you don't feel compelled to let your … (0 comments)
Attention All Spam Bots!! Live E-mail in this post for you to use!!! Yet another Spammer using the Active Rain contact form. Sure would be great if Active Rain beefed up the contact form somehow to make sure that these people cannot get these things through.Here is the contents of the Spam, You've … (8 comments)
If you're like me, you tried to remain optimistic about the much discussed decrease in real estate taxes, despite a variety of factors that affect this possibility.FAR reported yesterday that local governments are still trying to finalize their budgets before it can be determined if taxes will go up, down or remain the same. … (0 comments)
TAXES, TAXES, TAXESReminder...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 County taxing authorities. Property owners are invited to attend and inquire about millage rates … (0 comments)
From an article at the top of the business page in today's Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News, I offer the following:Several Dauphin County homeowners received calls on Tuesday from their local tax collector. The calls were to inform the homeowners that the checks sent to pay their "school" real estate taxes from their … (5 comments)
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1031 Exchanges which are also called tax deferred exchanges. This means the tax basis from the sale of a property is not eliminated but carried over to the property that is purchased. Tax deferral benefits of exchanging are only allowed on investment property but Section 121 of the code has a … (9 comments)
Legislation ended their special session on Thursday with what sounds like a huge reduction in our property taxes, but wait. Is it is good as it was built up to be? It could be if everything goes as planned and people vote out the Save Our Homes amendment. We are going to … (11 comments)
65th Birthday Present for Homeowners in Illinois - Real Estate Tax Reduction
A new manual developed by top financial and tax experts reveals the top 9 ways that sellers of real estate or closely held businesses can sell for maximum benefit and tax savingsWest Linn, OR, June 17, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Sellers of appreciated real estate and businesses often have a very difficult time … (0 comments)
To Appeal or Not Appeal
Real Estate Taxes There has been so much going around these days about our Real Estate taxes in the Hampton Rds region. In the VA pilot on the Thursday May 3rd 2007 had over 600 people at Granby High looking for answers . Norfolk's tax rate is 1.27 per $100 asses … (0 comments)
Now is the time to take action if you would like to see our real estate taxes go down. We must all take action now by emailing Rhonda Storm to get the job done. Our legislators only have one more week they will be in session we must bombard them with messages from the … (0 comments)
I saw an interesting bit on the GRAR website today that is either new or new to me. It details information about the Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Michigan. As Michigan Realtors know, Michigan law permits property owners to claim a principal residence exemption, otherwise known as Homestead, from taxes by … (1 comments)
A big part of every real estate transaction involves taxes: You pay transfer taxes when you buy, property taxes when you own and more transfer taxes when you sell. There are also taxes on income earned from investment real estate and even capital gains taxes, though infrequently for the sale … (0 comments)
The Taney County Tax Collector issued over $40 million in real estate and personal property taxes for 2006. To help ease the year-end tax burden, a program has been set up to allow local residents to pay their real estate taxes in semi-annual or quarterly installments. Currently 265 taxpayers have enrolled … (0 comments)
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Real estate news, trends, analysis and myth-busters for the real estate industry and consumers alike. … (0 comments)
Just wanted to pass along this great article I found today about residential real estate investing and how to avoid the tax burdens associated with buying, managing, and selling properties. Enjoy! 
Don't forget to tell your new home buyers they only have until March 1st to file for their $25,000 homestead exemption. This will lock them in for next year so that their property taxes can only be increased by 3% per year. There is also an exemption for low income seniors … (0 comments)
This was written by my wonderful CPA, Michele Knight!
Write-offs are the government's way of rewarding taxpayers when they've done something the government likes. And to judge by the write-offs, the government likes it when people borrow money to buy a house. There are write-offs aplenty, many of which people often forget.