From Roy Whiteley, Founder, Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: On February 13, 2015, Senator J. B. Jennings informed us that our annual task force SDAT study bill he was planning to introduce for Maryland’s 2.2 property taxpayers and us was unnecessary. The Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) informed him that the task force study […]
Burbey: “We Cannot Allow This Kind of Crony Capitalism to Continue in Our County”
From Ryan Burbey: Over the past several years the gaps between the prosperous and the needy in Harford County have become even more pronounced. The budgetary cuts, which have been imposed by the Craig administration, have almost unilaterally affected those with the least in our county, while simultaneously rewarding those with the most. Over the […]
Harford Property Owners Association Meeting Thursday; Update on Mandated Rental Registration
From the Harford Property Owners Association: Join us for the December meeting of the Harford Property Owners Association at 3 Vale Road, Suite 300 on December 22, 2011 at 6:30PM for planning and news about this legislation. Currently, rental Housing in Harford County is subject to regulation through a document called the “Livability Code”. Link […]
Harford County Treasury Reminds Citizens of Semi-Annual Real Estate Tax Due Date
From Harford County government: The Harford County Department of Treasury is reminding citizens of the semi-annual real estate tax due date. Homeowners that pay their taxes semi-annually are required to submit their taxes by December 31, 2010. Outstanding balances may be viewed on the Harford County Government website at www.harfordcountymd.gov/payments. Those who have questions after […]
Spring Forward: Harford Home Sales Surge in Final Days of Tax Credit
The closing days of a major federal tax credit drew hundreds of new buyers into Harford County’s real estate marketplace, but economists were divided on whether the resurgence will continue without that incentive while local Realtors hoped it would jumpstart the first wave of BRAC-related sales. The total number of units sold countywide in April […]
Harford Ranks Among Top 10 Real Estate Heavy Hitters
From Harford County Government: (Bel Air, MD) — Four of Harford County’s commercial real estate projects were named to the Baltimore Business Journal’s top 10 “Heavy Hitters In Real Estate.” In addition, five of the top 25 commercial real estate deals listed by the publication came from Harford County. The publication’s March 2010 supplement released […]
Del. James: Week 3 Legislative Update – Real Estate Taxes
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: January 29, 2010 Friends, Today marks the end of the third week of session. It has been a busy week full of hearings, legislation, and meeting with colleagues and constituents. I am happy to announce that I have submitted some key pieces of legislation for this year. You […]
A Harford County Real Estate Snapshot: Comparison of sales from 2007 to 2008
Using the MRIS search available on the Baltimore Sun’s website, The Dagger was able to gather new home sales data which compares the market conditions from the first half of 2007 to the first half of 2008. At first glance, it appears that Edgewood and Forest Hill have been hit the hardest by the real […]