Governor Culver to Sign Property Tax Relief Legislation This Morning

DES MOINES, IA - January 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Chet Culver today will sign three bills designed to protect Iowa taxpayers and maximize state aid for schools

Gov. Nixon, Treasurer Zweifel unveil plan to increase home ownership and energy efficiency by paying Missourians’ property taxes for a year

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - November 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Gov. Jay Nixon and State Treasurer Clint Zweifel, chairman of the Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC), today announced a proposal to pay the first year of property taxes for income-eligible Missourians who buy a new or existing Missouri home after Jan. 1, 2010. They will take the proposal before the MHDC at its Dec. 18 meeting.

Kahn works to make appealing property taxes more ‘user friendly

LANSING, MI - September 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — With property values across the state and country falling while taxes for some homeowners are increasing, Sen. Roger Kahn introduced four measures in the Michigan Senate to make the appeals process more fair and smooth for property owners

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Taxes for streetlights will drop for about 27,000 properties in special districts

June 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Property taxes that keep streetlights lit around 27,000 homes and businesses will drop next year, after the City Council voted June 16 to roll back funds being held in reserve for the city’s 355 separate streetlight tax districts.

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Some Idahoans Can Estimate Their Property Taxes at tax.idaho.gov

BOISE, ID - June 22, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Residents of 19 Idaho counties can estimate their 2009 property taxes by visiting the Idaho State Tax Commission’s Web site at tax.idaho.gov. The Web site’s home page links to a calculator that allows taxpayers to estimate what they will owe.

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If Assessed Home Values Drop, Will Property Taxes Do The Same?

BOISE, ID - May 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Property valuation notices are in the mail to Idaho homeowners. And one property tax expert is reminding homeowners that, whether their home values go up or down, their taxes won’t necessarily follow suit.

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Property Taxes

April 07, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Homeowners, neighborhoods and communities are best served when people are able to remain in their homes. Families across our state are struggling to do just that, and I want to make sure they have a fighting chance. That’s why I am working on measures to protect homeowners from property tax increases that are out of step with their home’s actual value

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Sanborn blasts board of commissioners vote to raise taxes

LANSING, MI - March 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — State Sen. Alan Sanborn on the Senate floor today denounced the Macomb County Board of Commissioners’ Wednesday vote to raise residents’ property taxes.

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Michigan homeowners are in desperate need of relief. Thats why recently the Michigan Senate overwhelmingly passed a resolution designed to help homeowners with rising property taxes and declining home value

March 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Michigan homeowners are in desperate need of relief. That’s why recently the Michigan Senate overwhelmingly passed a resolution designed to help homeowners with rising property taxes and declining home value.

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The Michigan Senate recently approved a constitutional amendment I sponsored to help homeowners facing property tax increases out of step with their homes actual value

March 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Michigan Senate recently approved a constitutional amendment I sponsored to help homeowners facing property tax increases out of step with their home’s actual value. Senate Joint Resolution H passed by a vote of 29-8.

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