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Lee County Property Assessments are now being released and will be appearing on the property appraisers web site www.leepa.org and for many areas of the county they will spell some long overdue tax relief.

Ft. Myers Beach assessments dropping more than 11%, Cape Coral roughly 20%, and Ft. Myers about 7% according to sources.  Other areas of the county show reductions with the above ranges.  Caution should be noted because each type and location of property may mean your property falls above or below the average and property owners should monitor the web site above for their own individual assessments.  

Prospective Buyers should be enthused by the probable reduction in taxes for this year.  In Florida taxes are paid in arrears.  The bill that owners will pay in November or later will be for the calendar year 2008 and the assessments coming out now will be the main factor in determining the final bill.   

At last something that will make for lower ownership costs is on the way!

If you are planning on a purchase with financing this year or next you may want to check your current credit report.  Our web site of the month is a real free way to annually check your credit with no obligations. https://www.annualcreditreport.com

PS   For anyone who believes their January 1 2008 assessment is out of line with reality please read m from September 2007 below for details on the process.