Pasco County's taxable property value dropped by $3 billion - or nearly 10 percent - during a yearlong period ending Jan. 1, while new construction amounted to half of what it was in the previous year, Property Appraiser Mike Wells said Thursday. ...more

May 30, 2008

The City of Sebring has chosen the right way to impose its proposed fire assessments. Make groups of property owners pay proportionally to the fire calls they make, and don't exempt anyone. After the City of Avon Park's harrowing experience to make groups –– initially exempted –– pay their share of the assessment, Sebring has decided that exempting anyone, and later asking for their money, is a bad idea. That's a good policy in making taxation as fair as possible. Fires do not discriminate, be it a church building, a government office or a home, or a vacant lot. And there's no reason why some property owners should be discriminated against when paying this proposed assessment. ...more

May 12, 2008

Editor's note: This is the third in a series of articles on property values in Hernando County and how they relate to the county's budget process. - ...more

May 3, 2008

Tax Maze Class Still in Session As I sipped my morning coffee with CNBC stock futures playing on the TV in the background, I eagerly read Michael Bates' article on real estate taxes, hoping to gain new clarity. Well, I get it, but it's not really clear. ...more

May 3, 2008

In 1998, the average national cost of a new home was $129,300, and people's annual average income was $38,100. ...more

February 23, 2008

SEBRING — Three weeks ago, when Amendment One was passed, the great unknown was portability. That provision in the constitutional amendment allows homeowners to take the 3 percent their Save Our Home caps property taxes and move it to a new home. ...more

February 20, 2008

Property Appraiser Mike Wells predicted Tuesday that Pasco County's taxable property value will decrease by 8 percent - or $2.5 billion - in the coming year, after several years of record growth. ...more

February 13, 2008

DADE CITY - Property Appraiser Mike Wells predicted Tuesday that Pasco County's taxable property value will decrease by 8 percent – or $2.5 billion – in the coming year, after several years of record growth.. ...more

February 12, 2008

Amendment No. 1 will take a bite of about $2.32 billion out of Pasco County's total taxable property value, Property Appraiser Mike Wells told the County Commission this morning. ...more

February 12, 2008

And Now Here's 'Amendment 1A' Now that Amendment 1 has passed, here is "Amendment 1A" for the November ballot. ...more

February 10, 2008