A cut in property values may not equate to a cut in property taxes
A little-known provision in a state law requires property appraisers to 'recapture' money lost when values surged in 2021. A...
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Florida property insurance market: New companies increase competition
On the heels of the Florida property insurance market’s most profitable year in nine years — despite three hurricanes hitting...
What’s open, closed on Labor Day 2025? Stock market, USPS, trash pickup
Ahh, finally a day off on Labor Day (for most people). With fall on the way, temperatures have been dropping and the leaves...
Property reassessment in Monroe County to use satellite imaging
For a new round of property reassessment in Monroe County, a higher-tech option will help streamline the field assessment process.According...
When, where and how to appeal your tax bill in Volusia, Flagler
Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia says property taxes have soared too muchFlorida CFO Blaise Ingoglia says in Jacksonville that local governments...
DeSantis challenges local tax hikes while boosting state revenues
The governor wants lower or no property tax, but has OK'd state budgets that rely on boosted property tax revenue.Florida...
Florida property insurer wants to increase rates 31%. More to come?
See a tornado that formed over Alligator Alley during Hurricane MiltonThe tornado formed Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2024, over Alligator Alley...
Forecasters don’t expect much from stocks in 2025. Should you?
Retirement worries grow as seniors face Trump tariffs, stock selloffRetired educator and part-time yoga instructor Vicki Knight says she feels...
Florida insurance execs’ pay of $50M raises worry about firms failing
Amid reports about eye-popping insurance executive pay and undercapitalized new insurance companies, leaders of the state-run insurer are raising an alarm about the potential of a new cycle of insurers going under — again.The Citizens Property Insurance Corp. met June 25, shortly after revelations that two executives of the 3-year-old, Tampa-based Slide Insurance — one of the companies now collecting premiums from former Citizens’ policyholders — were paid $50 million in their first two full years running the business.'Grotesque': Husband-wife insurance execs earn more than $50 million in 2 yearsCharles...
Gov. DeSantis’ property tax cut push in Florida fails but will be back
The problem: Reducing or getting rid of property taxes would eliminate dollars local governments rely on for needed services.How well will the Florida Legislature work with Gov. Ron DeSantis?FLORIDA TODAY's John Torres discusses the 2025 legislative session with reporters James Call and John Kennedy in this excerpt fro the Florida Pulse.Florida lawmakers excluded property tax cuts from the recently approved state budget and tax package.House and Senate leaders plan to study the potential impact of property tax reductions on local governments before considering further action.While a potential property tax cut...