RE: Speaking of bailouts...
1 month, 1 week ago (2008-10-05 22:22:00)
by Tally Whacker
of the downturn in the housing market as well as the economy in general There are historical reasons that housing prices are so important to the state s tax stream
read all abut Prop 13 here but for now let s simply point out that the state s expenses have gone up with time but recently the income has been dealt a heavy blow As
Re: Overtime: 10/3/08
1 month, 2 weeks ago (2008-10-04 00:21:00)
by infoseek
will be a huge gt wave of
Tax Sale Foreclosures over then next year I ll have no sympathy for my own state s financial problems We ve very unfair
laws This means people who bought their mansions or beach homes back in 78 will be paying next to nothing for property tax 1 2 million home pays about 1
RE: 9
1 month, 2 weeks ago (2008-10-03 16:22:00)
by Bugger
quote Originally posted by
yakusoku Cab you re talking about
Proposition 13 It s also important to note that we need a super majority 2 3 rather than gt 50 to pass lots of things here which also makes it very hard to make changes even those that would be in our best interest like our annual state budget We couldn
RE: 9
1 month, 2 weeks ago (2008-10-03 15:59:00)
by yakusoku
Cab you re talking about
Proposition 13 It s also important to note that we need a
super majority 2 3 rather than gt 50 to pass lots of things here which also makes it very hard to make changes even those that would be in our best interest like our annual state budget We couldn t pass one for almost
RE: Should I contest the assessor's valuation of my SoCal house?
1 month, 2 weeks ago (2008-10-01 14:05:00)
by bombcar
Yeah California has
Prop 13 which makes
everything more interesting
RE: How Much Further Will Home Prices Fall - Its Now August 26, 2008
1 month, 3 weeks ago (2008-09-27 09:26:00)
by itstippy
less to live on when I retire 160 I ll be fine but the huge rise in my assets has diminished my quality of life now and in the future
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_
RE: Vallejo, California in bankruptcy protection....more to follow. Are you scared yet?
2 months ago (2008-09-13 00:00:00)
by Dennis-QnA
Prop 13 is great if you want terrible schools, terrible roads, and high housing prices. Basically if you hate young people/children, future generations, and want to retire. It's the ultimate
ponzi scheme. Everything in life comes at a cos
RE: Property tax rates: why can they vary so much for two houses in the sametown?
2 months, 2 weeks ago (2008-09-04 13:53:00)
by Richard Berg
Some parts of the country also have rules that cap annual increases but reset during a sale e g
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C...Proposi