Property tax bills soar as services fall
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Residential property taxes rose an average of $161 in cities and towns across the state in the past fiscal year, as home assessments hit historic highs despite declining market values.
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Housing bust and falling sales-tax revenues remind some officials of the period before 2001 recession.
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Late payments on credit card bills edged up this past spring, when high energy prices were squeezing the finances of some people.
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As mortgage defaults rise, more houses are being put up for auction -- and more people are seeing a chance to make big bucks. But there are risks
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Current account deficit hits record high as credit crunch knocks tax receipts from the City
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Home prices have plunged by 10 percent or more in some parts of the United States and interest rates on mortgages are at enticing levels, but many potential buyers are waiting for prices to fall further.
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Pending home sales fall, but also prove opportunity for long-term investors.
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"I'm concerned because I paid $105 million, and I want it right."  The restored and expanded state Capitol has sprung some water leaks that have damaged several offices, soaking carpets and staining recently painted walls. via NewsChannel 8
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There are things you can do now to reduce your impending tax bill.
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Many U.S. cities are finding their Wi-Fi projects costing more and drawing less interest than expected, leading to worries  of failure, resulting in millions of wasted tax dollars or grants when there had been roads to build and crime to fight
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The rapid cooling of the Washington area's real estate market has hit school systems with force, abruptly ending years of plenty and compelling superintendents to ask their teachers, bus drivers and custodians to do more with less.
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Sometimes it is small provisions that trip up big bills.
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Boston homeowners, reacting to a fifth year of property tax hikes, have inundated the city with requests for relief.
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About three dozen area residents could get an unexpected windfall -- they are owed refunds by the Internal Revenue Service. They are among more than 6,400 refunds owed to taxpayers in New York that have yet to be claimed.
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WASHINGTON -- Late payments on credit card bills edged up this past spring, when high energy prices were squeezing the finances of some people and making it hard to pay bills on time.
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Faster than you can say &quot;bonus depreciation allowance,&quot; lawmakers adopted two tax bills this year that could have a significant impact on your taxes in 2004 and 2005.
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A worsening housing market, including rising foreclosures, has rapidly pushed Fairfax County government into a budget crisis that probably will last several years, pinching spending by hundreds of millions of dollars on schools, public safety and human services, officials said yesterday.