Taxes

Retire in Carlsbad At 55 & Get Paid $76,440 Per Year

According to Carlsbad city officials, the average police officer or firefighter retires at age 55 after 28 years of service in Carlsbad. In the past, the City and public safety officials had negotiated what was called a “3 at 50″ plan, which lets some 50-year olds retire at 90 percent of their highest salary. Someone [...]

San Diego Assessments To Go Down

I was at a recent meeting of Commercial Brokers at the Vista headquarters of the North San Diego County Association of REALTORS® (NSDCAR). David L. Butler, our County Assessor was the speaker. Assessed Values Drop According to Mr. Butler, the Total Assessed Value of all property in San Diego dropped by 2.3 % in 2009.  [...]

Save Money Now – File By May 30, 2009

There’s good news and bad news. The bad news is that your North County home may have gone down in value. The good news is that if its market value is less than the current assessed value as of January 1. 2009, you many be able to get a reduction in the assessed value and, [...]