Update 6/16/2023: The school board voted unanimously on June 15 to simply divide the $740,000 among all 8,431 property owners. Each property owner in the borough will receive an $88 reduction on their tax bill as a rebate. Read the Pottstown ...
School districts are crafting budgets for the 2023-2024 school year. Much of the timeline centers around Act 1, a 2006 state law that sets a maximum tax increase for each school district each year. Districts can exceed their caps by asking voters to ...
Warminster Municipal Authority requires a certification request, a property inspection and an application for service for all sales or transfers of property in its service area, including deed transfers and $1 sales. The inspection is in addition to ...
Voter turnout tends to plummet in municipal elections, unless there's an exciting special election on the ballot alongside the local offices. But municipal elections like the ones we're having in 2023 can have a big impact on people's lives — ...
Realtors and real estate brokers across southeastern Pennsylvania have begun receiving notices from the law firm Goehring, Rutter & Boehm (GRB Law) announcing they are working on behalf of the City of Philadelphia “to discover businesses ...
The Bucks County Association of Realtors (BCAR) hosted a webinar on Use & Occupancy Tips for Bucks County Realtors on March 29. The webinar was hosted by Suburban Realtors Alliance (SRA) president/CEO Jamie Ridge and SRA board chair Maryellen ...
Has your buyer received notice of a county reassessment after purchasing a property? If so, the Suburban Realtors Alliance would like to hear from you at sra@suburbanrealtorsalliance.com We're trying to understand the criteria and methods Chester ...
It's a little tricky to compare county property tax rates in suburban Philadelphia. You might think the county with the lowest millage rate — Delaware County at 2.999 mills — would have a lower property tax burden than Bucks County, ...
The recorder of deeds in each county in our region offers a free tool to prevent property and mortgage fraud:Bucks County — Fraud Alert System Chester County — Operation Fraud Guard Delaware County — FraudSleuth Montgomery County ...
Every other week, we post a survey question in our news briefs. Here are a few of the questions that drew the most responses in the past half-year. How often do you check your work email on vacation? (July 8, 2022) Do you add scents to your ...