El Dorado County opens up books to Serrano
El Dorado Hills Telegraph
“We believe the county has overcharged us on Mello-Roos taxes for a number of years.” Except for $26785 the county refunded in May, county tax and …

Mello-Roos fees for Village I, Empire areas are set to be discussed by school …
Modesto Bee
Empire property owners have been paying Mello Roos tax for the last twenty plus year totaling about 45 million dollars. Is the money being spent properly? …

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Eight Dallas Council Members Support Tax Hike
CBS 11
"Although this rate adjustment will result in less property tax revenue than last year due to decreased property values, it will nonetheless allow the city …
Majority of Dallas council calls for 4.91 cent tax rate increaseDallas Morning News (blog)
Sugar Land Council Approves Budget, Tax Rate Remains The SameFortBendNow
Dallas homeowners facing bigger tax bite next yearWFAA

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China Likely To Levy Expanded Real Estate Tax - Official
Wall Street Journal
BEIJING (Dow Jones)–China will likely expand an existing real estate tax, not impose a new, US-style property tax, as part of reform of the country's real …
China `Tightening' Speculation Follows Property SurgeBloomberg
China's Stock Futures Rise on Easing European Debt Concern, New EnergyBloomberg
China Shares End Slightly Lower On Property Tightening ConcernsWall Street Journal
Bloomberg
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China Likely To Levy Expanded Real Estate Tax - Official
Wall Street Journal
BEIJING (Dow Jones)–China will likely expand an existing real estate tax, not impose a new, US-style property tax, as part of reform of the country's real …
China `Tightening' Speculation Follows Property SurgeBloomberg
China's Stock Futures Rise on Easing European Debt Concern, New EnergyBloomberg
China Shares End Slightly Lower On Property Tightening ConcernsWall Street Journal
Bloomberg
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US Mortgage Applications Index Falls, First Drop Since July
BusinessWeek
To help homeowners who've lost income avoid foreclosure, the Obama administration plans to offer $1 billion in zero- interest loans as part of $3 billion in …
Tax breaks should spur savings, not debtSanta Rosa Press Democrat
FHA Short Refinance Program Starts Today – Will it Work?Mortgage Rates & Trends (blog)

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China to Increase Property Measures, Jones Lang Says
BusinessWeek
China's real-estate market is in a “very big bubble” that may last until the government increases interest rates and introduces a real-estate tax, …

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California Property Tax Rolls Shrink for Second Year in `Historic' Slump
Bloomberg
The adjustment was the first to lower property tax bills because of a formula put in place by Proposition 13, a 1978 referendum that capped property-tax …

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Plano ISD board approves higher property-tax rate to reduce district's debt
Dallas Morning News
Homeowners in the Plano school district will pay a higher property-tax rate this school year to help bring down …
Cheat Sheet: Plano ISD to approve property tax rate hikeDallas Morning News (blog)

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Homebuilders Revive Stalled US Projects as Banks Unload Lots
Bloomberg
Foreclosure filings increased almost 4 percent in July from the previous month, RealtyTrac Inc., an Irvine, California-based research company, said Aug. 12. …

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