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The fact that the largest chunk of $10 million of state funding dedicated to infrastructure improvements at transportation hubs is earmarked for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport is not just a likely boon the area economically, but the latest in a longer line of signs of its potential for growth. Airport officials announced the investment last week, and that the $6.2 million funded by the Aviation Transportation Assistance Program that is coming the region’s way will be put toward a project to expand the Pittston Twp. airport’s terminal and upgrade its...

The latest house price data feels about as clear as mud. According to Rightmove, there was a smaller than usual monthly increase of 0.6 per cent in May, leaving prices up just 1.2 per cent on this time last year. But by Nationwide’s measure, annual house price growth was a more buoyant 3.5 per cent. And according to the official UK House Price Index (HPI), the latest monthly rise was 1.1 per cent, leaving house prices 6.4 per cent higher year on year.IndexRightmoveNationwideUK HPIMonthly house price increase (%)0.60.51.1Annual house price...

Property taxes are not a punishment for homeownership. They are an essential investment in the community that makes homeownership worthwhile.Study eyed for Florida property tax changesExpect an economic impact study as a first step as discussions ramp up about the future of property taxes in Florida.Fox - 35 OrlandoGov. Ron DeSantis recently asked the disingenuously rhetorical question: “Do you ever own your own home?”It’s a provocative statement meant to stir resentment over property taxes as part of a larger pitch to either eliminate or drastically reduce them. But, while such...