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a former real estate broker with interests in real estate, property assessment. property taxation, municipal provincial and federal politics,
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The Town of Georgina has arranged with the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) to have public open house sessions for property owners to meet with Assessors to discuss any property assessment issues. When Tuesday, Dec 9th from 8:30am - 4:30pmWednesday, December 10th from 12:00 noon -...
11/29/2008
OUCH IS RIGHT!!! Have you ever noticed when a public official is talking about your money they always break it down to the smallest common denominator they can. Well your new assessment notice is no different if you look down the right hand side of the notice you will see that the average residen...
11/18/2008
  The Eleventh Hour Of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month This Remembrance Day is the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War. It was at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918 that the guns of the First World War went silent. In remembrance of all who ...
11/10/2008
  Statistics As explained in my last post Understanding Residential Property Assessment in Ontario the assessment world uses statistical analysis in determining your property assessment. If the information used in that statistical analysis is flawed or incomplete then the analysis itself will be ...
11/09/2008
Supporters of full market value assessment (Current Value Assessment or CVA as it's now called) would have you believe that the value on your assessment notice represents the market value of your property as of a given date, currently January 1st 2008 for taxation in 2009. If they were to study t...
10/27/2008
Having successfully challenged my own and many other's assessments over the years Both at the ARB and OMB level there are some points you should be aware of. 1. Bear in mind the assessed value you are looking at is not todays value it is a historical value and in reality is a calculated value usi...
10/17/2008
If You know Kathy You also know what drives her. Her life, our lives, were changed after she went to Ghana to help build a food storage building. Poverty is something we can all do something about. Visit Kathys post for blog action day and join the conversation to help end poverty. Over 1 billio...
10/15/2008
Seniors make sure you apply using form ON479 If you are 64 years of age or older, own and occupy a principal residence in Ontario and paid property taxes on it in 2008 you may qualify for a grant of up to $250 in 2009. Applications for the grant will be included in your 2008 personal income tax ...
10/08/2008
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Sunday October 5th is the last day to enjoy this tour of Durham Region and learn a little about the agriculture business and the Region at the same time.GATES OPEN SAVOUR DURHAM TOUR Durham Region encompass a broad spectrum of agriculture activites, from the small family farm to the large corpora...
10/04/2008
FSBO site operators must be going through difficult times as they are resorting to marketing hype that should cause one to question everything they say. In a recent post one FSBO operator claimed that the true commission you pay on a sale of your home could be as high as 60% or even 90% not 6% or...
09/29/2008
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