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Slash Reserves and Services? Annex Maitland? Winter Park Mulls Answers to Property Tax Cuts

NOTE: This story originally appeared in the Winter Park Voice.The Florida House voted Thursday to ask voters to eliminate all property taxes — except those that fund schools — for people who live in their homes, but the Senate has yet to take...

Snow, wind and fire add up to need for resilient homes

A powerful snow cyclone hit Utah this week, including the popular ski resorts, at last. It had been 330 days since Salt Lake City had seen an inch of snow. The snow drought has affected many parts of the West and this not only...

Here’s who is running in the heated race for insurance commissioner

In a typical election year, the interest in the down-ballot race for California insurance commissioner musters modest interest at best. That all changed on Jan. 7, 2025, when wildfires swept through L.A. County, damaging or destroying more than 18,000 homes and killing...

An Unsettling Climate Warning for Homeownership

Image by Breno Assis. Earth’s climate system has suddenly shifted to a new phase of global warming acceleration that few saw coming. This ups the ante for risks of severe climate-related disaster scenarios following a record-shattering year in 2025. This directly impacts American homeownership,...