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		<title>Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds reports highest transfer tax collection in state</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the total amount has declined in recent months, the Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds collected more real estate transfer tax revenue than any other county in the state of Pennsylvania. The Recorder of Deeds collected $74.9 million in transfer taxes in the past fiscal year, which is good news for homeowners as it points [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bricksandsticks.wordpress.com&blog=62594&post=845&subd=bricksandsticks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Newtown Township eyes tax increase to pay for municipal complex</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newtown Township supervisors got their first look at the 2010 preliminary budget, which included a 46 percent property tax hike. The 2.5 mill increase would raise taxes to 3.725 mills which would be about $139 for the average assessed home value of $37,459. The increase would be used to pay off the $10 million bond [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bricksandsticks.wordpress.com&blog=62594&post=827&subd=bricksandsticks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fannie Mae offers option to save home from foreclosure &#8211; &#8220;Deed for Lease&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmund Choi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Government-controlled mortgage company Fannie Mae is going to give borrowers on the verge of foreclosure the options of renting their homes for a year. The change announced Thursday could give a temporary break to thousands of homeowners, but critics question whether it will only add to the mushrooming losses at the company, which has received [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bricksandsticks.wordpress.com&blog=62594&post=823&subd=bricksandsticks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Upper Makefield officials debate tax increase for 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmund Choi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Upper Makefield supervisors got a first look at the proposed budget for 2010 which includes the possibility of a 14 percent tax increase or 2 mills. The increase is necessary to offset falling revenues from earned income tax, permit fees and real estate transfer taxes. The average home assessed at $72,426 would pay an additional [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bricksandsticks.wordpress.com&blog=62594&post=829&subd=bricksandsticks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Upper Providence taxes to jump 48 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmund Choi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After nine years with only one tax hike of about 2 percent, the Upper Providence Township is proposing a 48 percent increase. The preliminary budget approved by council shows a total tax rate of 4.629 mills, 1.501 mills more than last year. For an assessment of $250,000, taxes rise from $782 to $1,157. Township Manager [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bricksandsticks.wordpress.com&blog=62594&post=838&subd=bricksandsticks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>North Coventry votes in favor of well water</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmund Choi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[North Coventry Township Supervisors voted in favor of beginning the process of creating a township-owned and -operated public well water supply. The decision paves the way for the North Coventry Water Authority to seek out all necessary permits and begin development of a municipal well. No location has yet been selected for placement of a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bricksandsticks.wordpress.com&blog=62594&post=833&subd=bricksandsticks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>West Chester panel urges 3.4% tax hike</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmund Choi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[West Chester Borough Council&#8217;s finance committee Monday recommended council adopt a preliminary 2010 budget that calls for a 3.4 percent property tax increase. The preliminary budget would cause the average borough homeowner&#8217;s tax bill to rise to $689, an increase of $23 over last year&#8217;s average, officials said.
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		<title>Chalfont proposes half-mill tax increase</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmund Choi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 preliminary budget for Chalfont Borough includes a half-mill increase in real estate taxes. Taxes would increase to 10.25 mills, bringing the tax bill to $310 for the average assessed home of $30,247. Home sales have slowed, causing a $21,000 shortfall in revenue from the real estate transfer tax. Budget discussions will continue, please [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bricksandsticks.wordpress.com&blog=62594&post=831&subd=bricksandsticks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Norristown cuts budget to avoid real estate tax hike</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmund Choi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the Nov. 9 budget workshop, Norristown Council cut over $200,000 from the 2010 preliminary budget to possibly eliminate a proposed real estate tax increase. The preliminary budget now holds the tax rate at 10.6 mills, which translates to $950 on the average assessed property values at $89,623. The 2010 budget does include a new [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bricksandsticks.wordpress.com&blog=62594&post=848&subd=bricksandsticks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Darby residents decry development plan</title>
		<link>http://bricksandsticks.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/darby-residents-decry-development-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edmund Choi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 40 residents packed borough hall recently to voice their displeasure with a proposed retail center developers are hoping to build on a 35-acre lot along Springfield Road. Metro Development has proposed purchasing 35 acres from the Sisters of the Divine Redeemer, which owns Little Flower Manor Nursing Home on Springfield Road, and turning it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bricksandsticks.wordpress.com&blog=62594&post=843&subd=bricksandsticks&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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