Assessment and Property Taxation in Uxbridge, Ontario
You and Your Property Tax Bill
While we all hate to pay taxes we know that the services we ask for from the various levels of government are paid for out of the taxes we pay. The question then becomes how do we ensure we only pay our fair share.
When it come to property taxes we can do this by ensuring our assessment is fair and equitable ..... by spending some time getting to know and understand the process and then appealing our assessment if we feel it is to high.
The First Step
Once you have determined that your assessment is to high you need to file a Request For Reconsideration (RFR) with the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC). Once MPAC has given their decision on your RFR you have 90 days from the date of that decision to file an appeal with The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) if you still feel your property is overassessed.
This is a subject I usually leave to my web guy/hubby who is know around Active Rain as Realtax.
Over the last few years he wrote a series of Articles On Assessment and Property Taxes entitled You And Your Property Tax Bill that highlighted some of the inequities he has found in the process.
While he seldom posts many articles today his posts are still worth reading if you are interested in learning about the Assessment process here in Ontario.
About Realtax.
The knowledge that he has acquired as a Real Estate Broker, in Assessment Appeals and courses on Assessment , in researching for presentation's to: The Fair Tax Commission, local Municipal Governments, a Provincial standing Committee, the Assessment Review Board and the Ontario Municipal Board over the years has left him with little faith in the assessment process here in Ontario. He believes the process might work very well in an area of subdivision type homes unfortunately there are large areas in and around Uxbridge that are very dissimilar thereby creating "in my opinion" assessed values that are unreasonable and unfair. He has
Assessment and Property Taxation in Uxbridge, Ontario
Week Ending Sunday March 11th 2012 - Uxbridge Real Estate Market Snapshot - Uxbridge, Ontario
There are currently 111 properties (down 1 from last week) Listed on the National MLS® System for sale in Uxbridge ranging from $187,000 to $3,9000,000
This past week saw the following transactions reported by the Toronto Real Estate Board for Uxbridge:
The graph shows the the last 3 month trends for Uxbridge based on end of the month statistics from The Toronto Real Estate Board for home sales (green), new listings (orange) and active listings (pink) to the end of February 2012.
You Can Also View The The Last Four Weeks:
Market Snapshot - Uxbridge, Ontario - Week Ending Sunday March 4th 2012
Market Snapshot - Uxbridge, Ontario - Week Ending Sunday February 26th 2012
Market Snapshot - Uxbridge, Ontario - Week Ending Sunday February 19th 2012
Market Snapshot - Uxbridge, Ontario - Week Ending Sunday February 12th 2012
The Month End Reports:
Uxbridge, Ontario - February 2012 - Month End Real Estate Market Update
Uxbridge Real Estate Market Update - January 2011 - The Month IN Review
Uxbridge Three Year Trend Lines
Greater Toronto Area Month End Reports:
Greater Toronto Area - February 2012 - Month End Real Estate Market Updates And Trends
View The MLS® Home Price Index (MLS®HPI)
Week Ending Sunday March 11th 2012 - Uxbridge Real Estate Market Snapshot - Uxbridge, Ontario
The Real Estate Market Is Local
and sometimes hyper-Local
While Charts and Graphs can give you an indication of market trends they should not be used to determine value trends in relation to a particular home or vicinity. The best way to determine the Value of Your Home is a Comparative Market Analysis. To discuss today's local Uxbridge Real Estate Market Conditions, the current value of your home or the marketing of your Home please give me a Call or Text me
Uxbridge, Ontario - Seasonal Employment Opportunities For Students - Treasury Department
The Town of Uxbridge is looking for an accounting student for their Treasury Department to assist in the accounts payable and tax areas
Term
May 1st, 2012 - August 31st, 2012.
Requirements
enrolled in post secondary education and returning to school in September. preference will be given to those studying in related fields.
Direct Applications to Gayle Gregor, Supervisor of Accounting.
For full job descriptions, resume requirements visit The Uxbridge Township Web Site
Other Summer employment Opportunities for Students in Uxbridge
Uxbridge, Ontario - Seasonal Employment Opportunities For Students - Public Works and Operations
Uxbridge, Ontario - Seasonal Employment Opportunities For Students - Arena and Parks
Uxbridge, Ontario - Seasonal Employment Opportunities For Students - Uxbridge Historical Centre
Uxbridge, Ontario - Seasonal Employment Opportunities For Students - Uxpool
Uxbridge, Ontario - Seasonal Employment Opportunities For Students - Summer Day Camps
All applications must be in by March 30th, 2012
Uxbridge, Ontario - Seasonal Employment Opportunities For Students - Treasury Department
Uxbridge, Ontario - Seasonal Employment Opportunities For Students - Public Works and Operations
The Town of Uxbridge is looking for two student labourers for a variety of work related to road maintenance and construction.
Students in University/College Civil Engineering co-operative education program may apply. You must have a G2 Drivers License and submit a drivers abstract with your resume.
Direct Resumes to Ben Kester,
C.E.T., CRS-s Director of Public Works and Operations
For full job descriptions, resume requirements visit The Uxbridge Township Web Site
Other Summer employment Opportunitie for Students in Uxbridge
Uxbridge, Ontario - Seasonal Employment Opportunities For Students - Arena and Parks
Uxbridge, Ontario - Seasonal Employment Opportunities For Students - Uxbridge Historical Centre
Uxbridge, Ontario - Seasonal Employment Opportunities For Students - Uxpool
Uxbridge, Ontario - Seasonal Employment Opportunities For Students - Summer Day Camps
All applications must be in by March 30th, 2012
Uxbridge, Ontario - Seasonal Employment Opportunities For Students - Public Works and Operations
Are You Hard Wired?
It's that time of year again time to reset the clocks and lose an hours sleep, tonight we set the clocks ahead as we do every spring.
Are You Hard Wired?
It is also that time of year when you should change the batteries in your smoke detectors including those that are hardwired. Hardwired smoke detectors are wired so that if one detector warns of smoke or fire, the others also go off but they also have batteries that come into play if the power goes off.
BEEP BEEP BEEP!!! A sound You Can Live With.
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With a focus on Uxbridge, ON Kathy provides full real estate service to her clients in the Durham and York Region Communities of Uxbridge, Port Perry, Stouffville, Markham & Georgina.
Kathy has successfully served her "Family of Clients" Real Estate needs since 1973. Kathy provides full real estate services in the Durham Region communities of Uxbridge, Port Perry and Scugog, and the York Region Communities of Markham-Unionville, Stouffville and Georgina.
Dedicated to giving professional service, she is known as a skilled negotiator whose clients appreciate her ability to get them the best deal, whether buying or selling.
The most consistent and recurring comment we receive about Kathy is ". . . she goes above and beyond the call of duty for her clients"
The RE/MAX motto says it all. Kathy truly is "Above the Crowd"! Join the first, second and third generation of families who rely on Kathy for all their real estate needs
For the kind of service you can count on ... make Kathy your Family Realtor.
Testimonials from Kathy's Clients
Thank you SO much for your perseverance, and grace under pressure. I was delighted to find a wee bit of pit bull lurking inside the nice, nice lady we hired, lol, and yet you've conducted yourself absolutely beautifully through a long, difficult transaction. My sister and I are in awe!
JM
--- "It was an awsome experience thanks to you. You went over and above to ensure we got our house and we are all very thankful"
Kim
Kathy, "I felt very comfortable with you, no pressure and lots of information. You were supportive and read my requirements and needs accurately. Because of your insight I was able to find my new home quickly and did not waste time viewing properties that were not suitable."
Anjie
Kathy
"Your Patience, understanding and guidance was a great comfort to us. The endless pages and telephone calls you endured went well beyond the call of duty. You were always there for us and that is so important in today's "customer service" world. We placed our trust in you and you came through for us.
We could not have survived the waiting, the showings, the anxious moments without your calming nature. Your stories, your jokes and experiences were an absolute comfort. Your complete confidence in what you do and how you do it restores our belief that someone actually cares.
We appreciate all you have done for us and the time you have spent with us during the sale of our current home and the purchase of our "retirement Home". ----"
N and J
"You knew exactly what I would like and dislike quickly."
CM
"Kathy was great to work with. We really appreciated her help in finding the right house for us".
JB
Wow Kathy
"Words cannot express my gratitude towards what you have done for me! ---- I am Speechless. ----
Anyway Kathy its a miracle. I KEEP PINCHING MYSELF!!!! ---- that was above and beyond!"
CW
Hi Kathy
"------ and I want to acknowledge you Kathy for truly caring about your clients.---- you have a gift of having strong shoulders for them to lean on while they gather themselves. ----
---- Thanks for being those strong shoulders, especially over the past weeks of extreme stress."
KB
"--- She goes above and beyond the call of duty. ---"
"--- Kathy saved us from real estate divorce. ---"
"--- Kathy you did it again, you got us a great price ---"
"--- She was amazing, made everything seem so easy.---"
Testimonials and Compliments from Clients
from an online survey
Q "What influenced you to select me as your Realtor?"
--- "You were highly recomended" --- Kim
--- "Your online presence. I began my search online and you were the easiest site to access." --- Anjie
--- "Overwhelming online presence. Kathy owns Uxbridge online, and she was willing to spend time tramping the country with two newborns" --- Steve B
--- "Knowledge of century home market in Uxbridge." --- Phil S
--- "Past Dealings" --- Carolyn
--- "Personality. Interest in what we were looking for." --- Jane B
Then maybe its time for you to trade in your mail box for an inbox.
Are the homes for sale in the newspaper SOLD by the time you get to read about them.
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Top Ranked Realtor® Site for Uxbridge
Successfully marketing your home requires getting the most exposure to the market place.
Kathy's Real Estate Web Sites and Blogs are consistently ranked amongst the top ranked real estate sites in Uxbridge world wide. The main search engines consistently rank Kathy's sites and blogs in the top 10 if not number 1 for most searches, many times with more than one page from our sites depending on your search query.
For example, in a recent search for "Uxbridge Real Estate" her sites held 2 of the top 10, world wide, for "Remax Uxbridge" up to 5 of the top ten and for "Uxbridge information" up to 4 of the top ten world wide.
Search conducted Mar 09, 2009
Two years earlier In a 2007 search for Uxbridge Real Estate her sites held 3 of the top 10, world wide, for Remax Uxbridge 4 of the top ten and for Uxbridge information her sites held 2 of top ten out of 1,160,000 positions world wide.
Search conducted Mar 21, 2007
One recent client said it all when asked: "What influenced you to select me as your Realtor?", replied with "Overwhelming online presence. Kathy owns Uxbridge online ---" and when asked "If you were referred to me, whom do I Thank?" replied with "Bill Gates".
Steve B
Kathy maintains multiple personal real estate web sites and blogs, in addition to the web services and associations provided through the MLS® and RE/MAX Systems, to ensure your property is exposed world wide to the broadest spectrum of web savvy Home Buyers possible.
Note: Rankings change daily and there are multiple search terms i.e.: Uxbridge Realtor / Uxbridge Real Estate / RE/MAX Uxbridge / Uxbridge featured properties / Uxbridge Ontario / Uxbridge MLS® / Uxbridge homes for sale / Uxbridge information / RE/MAX Georgina / RE/MAX Scugog / RE/MAX Port Perry / RE/MAX Stouffville and the list goes on.
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