Forbes magazine rates Sarasota as one of the best cities for job growth
Florida isn't just for vacationers and retirees anymore. The Sunshine state is also a popular destination for employers and businesses eager to expand.
Forbes.com recently released its annual list of the 200 Best Places for Businesses and Careers. Five Florida cities ranked in the top 10 with the highest job growth. Sarasota, Florida ranked 4th on the list behind Naples, Florida. 3 of the top 5 cities are in Southwest Florida. Cape Coral took the number 1 spot.
Now that home prices have come down about 30% I imagine it will be easier to attract workers to Sarasota. Property taxes and insurance reform will also make it more affordable to live in Florida. Lawmakers are working diligently on lowering property taxes. It will be interesting to see what ison the January ballot.
Forbes.com recently released its annual list of the 200 Best Places for Businesses and Careers. Five Florida cities ranked in the top 10 with the highest job growth. Sarasota, Florida ranked 4th on the list behind Naples, Florida. 3 of the top 5 cities are in Southwest Florida. Cape Coral took the number 1 spot.
Now that home prices have come down about 30% I imagine it will be easier to attract workers to Sarasota. Property taxes and insurance reform will also make it more affordable to live in Florida. Lawmakers are working diligently on lowering property taxes. It will be interesting to see what ison the January ballot.
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posted by Marc Rasmussen at
2:48 PM
8 Comments:
Marc said:
"Lawmakers are working diligently on lowering property taxes."
Huh ? What lawmakers are you referring to ?
Lawmakers in Tallahassee haven't done ANYTHING but make empty promises and spew hot air. This RE market isn't going to get better until the state of Florida gets MEANINGFUL tax relief and property insurance reform.
Todd,
You can read the latest Florida property tax relief proposal here.
http://www.flchamber.com/docs/Coalitions/PropertyTax_SidebySide_Oct2007.pdf
Here is a story about Marco Rubio predicting that a property tax deal will get done.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20071026/NEWS/710260389
Marc,
Rubio was met at Michael's on East with MUCH skepticism and considerable discontent from the crowd - according to the article in the SHT.
The fact is that the state legislators don't REALLY want to implement tax reform because they want to keep their budgets fat and continue their indiscriminate spending habits.
When families face declines in household income, they cut spending. When government faces declines in revenue, they raise taxes even further. That is a fact and it's time for a drastic change. The general populace is getting sick and tired of these jack-a-ninnies in Tallahassee and in Washington D.C. continuing their egregious and ridiculous pattern of fiscal incompetence.
If they were serious about tax reform they would have come together much sooner and have had a decent proposal for the voters already. But now they're coming together on next Monday for what appears to be a last ditch effort to compromise on some type of plan.
The state legislature continues to have their collective heads in the sand (actually, many of them also have their heads elsewhere).
As always, just one person's opinion.
Well, now we see what the state legislature was able to produce in regards to cutting property taxes - not very much.
Marco Rubio voted for the proposal but was very disappointed that the cuts didn't go further.
"A lot of people woke up this morning and asked themselves, 'What planet do these people live on?'" Rubio said. "We just missed an opportunity to do something not just historic, but something that could not have just cut taxes but reinvigorated our economy."
And then Senate Democratic leader Steve Geller followed up with this brilliant statement:
"Local governments need funds to operate. Schools need funds to operate. I'm done," Geller said.
So Marc, is this the diligent work that state lawmakers have been working on that you were referring to ? The Democratic leader proclaims "he's done."
Ah, no not exactly Mr. Geller. You mean the state of Florida is done, as in the state economy will only get worse due to the incompetence on part of state lawmakers (and others on the federal level).
As long as the legislators in the state continue to fiddle around, the RE situation will only get that much worse.
When you make it a disincentive to invest in RE, buyers will be scarce and properties will languish on the market.
Unfortunately, (for all of us), this situation will likely not improve anytime soon.
Todd wrote:
So Marc, is this the diligent work that state lawmakers have been working on that you were referring to ?
The state of Florida will get property tax relief. Be patient young grasshopper.
Marc,
Do you have a direct line to the governor or to one of the aforementioned state legislature party leaders ?
How is it you feel so confident and assured that Florida will get property tax relief - and I mean REAL relief - not a small scratch on the back sort of thing ?
Faithfully,
young grasshopper
Todd/Whistling in the Wind wrote:
Do you have a direct line to the governor or to one of the aforementioned state legislature party leaders ?
No.
How is it you feel so confident and assured that Florida will get property tax relief - and I mean REAL relief - not a small scratch on the back sort of thing ?
I said tax relief. I did not say your definition of REAL tax relief. It will happen.
Be patient young grasshopper.
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