cook county real estate taxes: COOK CO TAX BILLS ARE OUT AND DUE DEC 13. DID YOU GET AN INCREASE? - 11/25/10 06:04 AM

Your real estate tax bill likely shows increases in just about every category. Most real estate tax bills (2009 tax Yr) have increased somewhere in the vicinity of 10%.  So tax bills that were $8,000 are now $8,800. Of course, we realize two-thirds of the total goes to local school districts. And generally that is a good cause. But what happens when taxes get so high that buyers shy away from buying. I see that happening already.
 
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