Florida Real Estate News
PROPERTY TAXES
Senate negotiators don’t want to trade homeowner property tax relief for higher sales taxes. Instead, they offered a revised plan to roll back and cap property taxes, which could take effect without going on the ballot.
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PROPERTY TAXES
Property taxes will keep rising across the nation even as house prices are falling in many parts of the country, according to a USA TODAY analysis of government data. A key reason is that despite the downturn, the market value of millions of homes still exceeds the assessed value used for tax purposes.
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CONSUMER CONFIDENCE
Pessimism about the housing downturn and rising gas prices balanced by optimism about a strong stock market caused consumer confidence in Florida to remain steady in April at 86 after falling six points in March, according to a University of Florida study.
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NEW HOME SALES
Sales of new homes in the United States posted a modest gain in March, but the pace is still significantly below last year, according to the Commerce Department.
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RETIREMENT
Retirees who need to stretch their money might want to look for residences south of the border. Way south. Destinations such as Panama, Nicaragua and Uruguay are an affordable option for thousands of Americans.
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