Top 10 Cities with Climbing Home Prices
Home prices aren’t tanking everywhere. In some cities they have bounced pretty high off the bottom, according to a report in Forbes magazine.
Altos Research examined data for every U.S. city with at least 100 homes on the market – about 8,000 cities. It identified these 10 cities as having the biggest price increases from the previous year.
1. Lexington, Mass., +36 percent
2. Bay Village, Ohio, +32 percent
3. Sunnyvale, Calif., +32 percent
4. Poway, Calif., +27 percent
5. University City, Mo., +28 percent
6. Ambler, Pa., +26 percent
7. Allison Park, Pa. , +25 percent
8. New Braunfels, Texas, +25 percent
9. Kemp, Texas, +24 percent
10. Arcadia, Calif., +24 percent
Source: Forbes, Francesca Levy (02/24/2010)
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Piedmont Property Tax
On top of the Ad calorem tax, which is 1.2125% in Piedmont, there is a fixed & Special Assessments which amounts to about $3,000 in my 2009-2010 Tax Statement. About $2,000 goes to the school and the other $1,000 goes to sewer, water, municipal services and more.
Remember that your first Property Tax Statement will most likely still has the old valuation(ie, what the previous owner was taxed on). It takes the county a good 6 months to update their records. Once they update their records with your purchase price, they will send out a "Supplementary Tax Statement", asking you to pay up the difference! =)
Remember that your first Property Tax Statement will most likely still has the old valuation(ie, what the previous owner was taxed on). It takes the county a good 6 months to update their records. Once they update their records with your purchase price, they will send out a "Supplementary Tax Statement", asking you to pay up the difference! =)
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Piedmont Recreation Department
I just signed up my 1.5 year old for day care in the Piedmont Recreation Department. It is only 5 minutes walk from our house and the swimming pool is right beside the recreation building. There are a few different programs for pre-K so parents are encouraged to check it out. Here is a link to the department The program I registered for is called Tot Zone. You pick and choose the days you want for the next 3 months, and pay $44/day. The session last from 9am - 1pm. Great way for younger toddlers to develop some early social skills!
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