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the Assessor's Office says that this year it will be proactive in reviewing single-family homes and condominiums that were purchased between July 1, 2005, and June 30, 2007. The assessor will look at sales of comparable properties that sold near the lien date, Jan. 1, 2008. If the market value is less than the assessed value indicated on an owner's 2007-08 tax bill, the assessed value will be reduced accordingly. An application will not be necessary. read more

Home owners facing mortgage payment problems too often are easy prey for con artists and senior citizens in particular need to be extremely vigilant.read more

Prioritizing which bills to pay and which ones can wait a while longer is one of dozens of tips discussed in a brochure designed to offer practical advise to anyone confronting the prospect of losing their home through foreclosure.read more

Homes sell so fast today that some buyers and sellers move so quickly they overlook the long-term impact of an important part of the homeownership puzzle -- the piece that lands in the mail box every Nov. 1 called the property tax bill.read more

If a property suffered damage of $10,000 or more as a result of the brush fires in Los Angeles County, the owner is eligible for a reduction in property taxes. read more

The City of Los Angeles offers a reward of $1,000 for information resulting in the identification, apprehension and conviction or final adjudication of anyone committing the act of graffiti vandalism or illegal dumping. read more

Veterans of the U.S. military who were disabled while on active duty may be eligible for an exemption on their annual property tax bill, according to Los Angeles County Tax Assessor Rick Auerbach. read more

Most homeowners treat it like a container for junk mail, but it?s time the ubiquitous mailbox got the respect it deserves.read more

Whether it's soaring up or settling down, residential real estate invariably is a topic of discussion almost everywhere and at any time of the day or night throughout Greater Los Angeles.read more

Typically, an application is required to initiate a review of a property's value by the Los Angeles County Assessor. However, the Assessor's Office says that this year it will be proactive in reviewing single-family homes and condominiums that were purchased between July 1, 2005, and June 30, 2007. read more

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