Palm Beach Post poll on a plan to eliminate property taxes in Florida
The issue is whether doing away with property taxes simply amounts to a tax shift by increasing other fees and...
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West Palm commissioners criticize budget process but OK higher taxes
The $783 million spending plan approved Sept. 24 holds the city’s tax rate steady, meaning property owners will pay more...
Palm Beach County rejects plan to lower tax rate
County commissioners voted 5-2 against a plan offered by Commissioner Sara Baxter to lower the proposed county tax rate by...
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...
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...
Palm Beach Kennel Club sells 16 acres for $20.9M for retail residential
50 murals later, artist Kate Lynn Lewis returns to West Palm BeachArtist Kate Lynn Lewis works on her mural, titled...
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...
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...
Will Palm Beach County property taxes increase?
The county millage rate will stay at $4.50 and the housing prices are leveling off so what is the root of a likely increase in property taxes for Palm Beach County homeowners?Palm Beach County news: Charlie Woods' golf game; Trump's travel banCharlie Woods finished the Amateur Championship, Guy Fieri sells Lake Worth mansion, Donald Trump puts travel bans on twelve countries.Palm Beach County homeowners will likely see a property tax increase in 2026 due to rising property values, despite a stable millage rate.New construction fueled a significant portion of the...
Should you buy, hold or sell Amazon stock?
Amazon has the ingredients to keep growing for a while.Lawrence Nga | The Motley FoolAfter touching a multi-year low of around $84 in early 2023, Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock price has more than doubled to $200 (as of this writing), thanks to the improvement in financials.As the company moves forward on tailwinds such as artificial intelligence (AI) and facing headwinds such as the e-commerce slowdown, investors may wonder: Is now the time to buy, hold, or sell Amazon stock?Let's take a closer look.How did Amazon perform in 2024?First, a review...
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