JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – At a roundtable Friday morning at a restaurant on Jacksonville’s Westside, Gov. Ron DeSantis said the No. 1 tax issue he hears from Floridians is a need for property tax relief. DeSantis has proposed providing one-time, $1,000 property-tax rebates this year to homeowners as a prelude to asking voters in 2026 to
One of the perks of homeownership is supposed to be that it allows you to have a bit more control of your housing costs over time — no surprise rent increases when you have a 30-year fixed. But that stability is becoming less and less common with rising home insurance costs and, in some places,
Front of the Florida Capitol Building, taken on April 25, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continued his full-fledged campaign on Friday to get the Florida Legislature to back his idea of providing immediate targeted property tax relief this year to Floridians, and for lawmakers to jettison their proposed sales tax
A coalition of property owners in the Thompson Chain of Lakes area is not giving up its fight to stop a developer from building a large RV park in Happy’s Inn. A few months ago, Lincoln County District Judge Matt Cuffe ruled in favor of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners and Parks Family Real
While you shouldn’t base large, life-altering purchases like real estate because your future home is adjacent to a bakery, it certainly doesn’t hurt that Unit 7 at 312 Shawmut Avenue sits above the South End Buttery. And if that’s not compelling enough, the bay windows of this quintessentially South End penthouse also overlook Union Park.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) — The battle between the Binghamton Plaza and the City of Binghamton ended in 2024 after a ruling in favor of the City’s eminent domain case granted the property rights to the city. On May 13, the City of Binghamton will host a virtual webinar at 5:30 p.m., covering the basics of
Some people might be surprised to find out that their taxes are negotiable — at least when it comes to real estate. Specifically, 53% of Texas homeowners don’t know they can protest their home’s property tax evaluation, according to a study by Ownwell, a service that makes homeowners’ cases for them. The video above is
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio voters remain wary of new taxes, approving 40% of new school levy requests Tuesday as they contend with rising property tax bills. That’s better than both the March 2024 primary, when 16% of new school levies passed, and the presidential election, according to the Ohio School Boards Association. But approval of
SINGAPORE – A beauty salon owner bought a commercial unit at D’Leedon condominium for nearly $1.6 million, assuming that the size of the premises was 818 sq ft. This was based on past transaction history data on two leading property listing portals, as well as a title search, which corroborated the square footage. However, the
SOUTHWICK — The trustee of a property on Granville Road has filed a citizens’ petition to have an article included on the warrant for the upcoming Town Meeting proposing a bylaw to prohibit hunting on private property without the permission of the landowner. In November of 2023, Janet Prifti sent a letter to the Select