Belle Isle NewsLocal news for Belle Isle, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Craigslist's home sales listings soar- December 26, 2007 "My thought was if I tried for-sale-by-owner, I could give a buyer's agent a lower commission." Hal Wilkinson is one of many local homeowners using the Internet to sell his home. via Orlando Business Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/belle-isle-fl/2007/12/craigslists-home-sales-listings-soar?fromr... Orlando-area renters may gain little from tax amendment- December 18, 2007 "But they still might think if they're just reading the papers that it will be good for me." Gov. Charlie Crist used the home of a young Belle Isle family to send a message that voters should support tax changes on the ballot in January.A throng of about 150 supporters, many of whom were real-estate professionals, attended the front-yard kickoff of a campaign to constitutionally change property taxes in a way that primarily benefits homeowners.But in Orange County, where the governor helped...http://www.topix.net/city/belle-isle-fl/2007/12/orlando-area-renters-may-gain-little-from-... Coalition forms to oppose amendment to cut property taxes- December 16, 2007 "While the average Floridian may save maybe $20 a month, the impact on our school system, our health-care system and social-service system, our public-safety system, is going to be very negative" A coalition of social-services advocates, teachers, community organizations and labor groups Thursday formed a committee called 'Florida Is Our Home' to campaign to defeat the Jan. 29 property-tax amendment.Organizers said the measure's cuts -- estimated at $9.5 billion during five years -- will...http://www.topix.net/city/belle-isle-fl/2007/12/coalition-forms-to-oppose-amendment-to-cut... "Florida Is Our Home" Opposing Property Tax Vote- December 14, 2007 "I wish they would try to cut the property taxes of the citizens of Florida" A coalition of social services advocates, teachers, community organizations and labor groups opposing the Jan. via El Sentinelhttp://www.topix.net/city/belle-isle-fl/2007/12/florida-is-our-home-opposing-property-tax-... |