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Appealing DuPage County property taxes

Mon March 9th, 2015

Did you fall out of your chair when you received your property tax bill? Do you think your assessor is wrong? Did you know you CAN do something about it? In Illinois, property taxes are based on ...

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2013 DuPage County Property Tax Rates

Mon February 2nd, 2015

Last year we published an article on the property taxes in DuPage County, Illinois. In the table below which is listed in order from towns with the highest tax assessment rate to the lowest, see ...

https://lucidrealty.com/2013-dupage-county-property-tax-rates/

First Time Home Buyers, Good News on $8000 Tax Credit

Thu May 14th, 2009

According to Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Federal Housing Administration is going to permit its lenders to allow home buyers to use ...

https://lucidrealty.com/first-time-home-buyers-good-news-on-8000-tax-credit/

Don’t Make This Mortgage Mistake

Tue June 10th, 2008

In my financial blog I just posted an article that is pertinent to the world of home ownership. The gist is that it usually doesn’t make sense to pay down your mortgage. The post Don’t Make...

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