Video Update on FL Tax Reform w/ John Sebree

John Sebree, VP Public Policy for the Florida Association of Realtors gives an update on the current position of the property tax reforms scheduled to voted on in January 2008. Click the picture above to view the video.

Florida Working to Ease Property Insurance Woes

According to FloridaRealtors.org, our government is doing its job to curb our excessive property insurance rate and give us more alternatives.

Gov. Charlie Crist has ordered the state to examine whether insurance companies are following the state law that was supposed to deliver big savings to consumers, and if they’re working “in concert” in violation of antitrust laws. Regulators also rejected State Farm’s latest proposal to drop windstorm rates by 7 percent, saying it’s not good enough.
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In a related story, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. today begins offering a new inclusive homeowners policy to its customers. For more on this story, Click Here

Florida Property Tax Reforms - Roll-back & Cap

The Florida House and Senate continue to hash out our options for property tax reform See the attached link for more insight into how property tax reform might affect us in the near future.

Short Term Tax Reform