A Tampa home was badly damaged by a fire this morning. Residents managed to get out of a burning two-story single-family house at 308 W. Francis Ave., said Capt. Bill Wade of Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

October 31, 2008

Two weeks ago, real estate agent Steve Fruit was examining the value of a Lake Placid house for the owners, who are thinking of selling. For tax purposes, the Highlands County Property Appraiser had valued the property at $254,769. ...more

October 19, 2008

When he moved to Bridgewater in 2005, Mark Spector paid more than $350,000 for his home on Bridgegate Drive. ...more

October 19, 2008

He was looking at a 30 percent increase in commercial property taxes. ...more

October 4, 2008

Congressional candidate Tom Rooney and his wife, Tara, owned two properties in 2007, and received homestead exemptions for a $410,000 house in Tequesta and a $315,000 house in Jupiter. ...more

September 30, 2008

The recapture rule associated with the Save Our Homes will cut into or eliminate savings. ...more

September 24, 2008

The Palm Beach Post is reporting that U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney moved his voter registration from a Highlands County ranch on Fisheating Creek to a horse barn near Palm Beach Gardens. ...more

September 20, 2008

Business owners en masse are calling for lower commercial property taxes. ...more

September 14, 2008

Florida's property appraisers are demonstrating they are more committed to reducing property taxes than Gov. Charlie Crist and lawmakers, who failed in their promise to substantially cut them. ...more

September 11, 2008

Reginald Lee Mitchell set an Aug. 29 fire that caused $35,000 in damage to an occupied Tampa home, Tampa Fire Rescue says. ...more

September 9, 2008