Florida Property Taxes 
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Essential Facts about Florida Real Estate Taxes
Monday, December 21st, 2009 at 2:46pm. 262 Views, 0 Comments.
Understanding Florida CDDs - Community Development Districts
Monday, December 21st, 2009 at 2:45pm. 225 Views, 0 Comments.
Over the past several years, concerns about Florida’s rapid population growth have led to concerns about the quality of services and infrastructure supplied to the state’s residents. These have in turn led to the increasing popularity of community development districts as a means of improving residential service levels. Community development districts provide several advantages for residents, but also involve paying extra taxes, so there are plenty of things to consider when deciding whether living in a CDD is for you.
What is a Community Development District?
Many Tampa and Florida property developers began using CDDs as a way of creating communities that are well-designed, aesthetically attractive, pleasant to live in, and offer residents a…
Florida Property Taxes, New Legislation is Only a Step in the Right Direction
Monday, December 21st, 2009 at 5:29am. 93 Views, 0 Comments.
“The three problems with real estate in Florida are property insurance, property taxes and bad publicity.” - Nancy Reilly, president Florida Association of Realtors Florida property taxes have more than doubled in the past ten years – a rise of 108% since 1998 – so it should come as no surprise that property taxes are at the top of the list of most homeowner complaints. The current Legislature made a political commitment to reduce property taxes, and for months we’ve been speculating about just how they were going to accomplish that. It was a given that simply cutting taxes across the board would only provide temporary relief – there are far too many issues tied up into the whole Florida property tax puzzle. Cutting taxes was not going to…
Property Tax Reform to Go to Florida Voters
Monday, December 21st, 2009 at 5:19am. 87 Views, 0 Comments.
Late Thursday evening Florida Lawmakers agreed on what their calling the “Largest Tax Cut in Florida’s History” and on January 29, 2008 Florida’s voters will let the legislature know what they think about their plan. This special legislative session, convened specifically to address Florida’s escalating property taxes, ended after a three day “on-again”, “off-again” tug-o-war between lawmakers looking to provide significant tax savings and lawmakers looking to stem cuts in education budgets. The new plan that will go to voters in January is being called a "super-exemption" and here’s how it breaks down on your... On your primary residence, there will be a 75% exemption on the first $200,000 of assessed value and an additional 15% exemption…
