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Stamp of approval – “Forever Stamp” Provides First Class Postage
When does 42 cents cost a penny less?
When you use a “Forever Stamp” you buy today to mail letters after May 12th.
The cost of sending a first class letter will climb by one cent this May to 42 cents. But the way to skirt this increase (and any others down the road) is to buy [...]
How to Register Your Cell Phone on Do Not Call List
Two phone calls today from non-local area codes. Bright and cheery voices rang through the ear piece each time from folks who I didn’t think I knew. After giving them a moment to clarify that they indeed were strangers trying to sell me something not very necessary I thanked them for calling and hung up.
A [...]
Real Estate Tax Increase – Chicago’s Elected Leaders Railroad Higher Surcharge
Selling your home just got a bit more expensive in Chicago.
The 50-member city council acquiesced to Mayor Richard Daley’s faulty logic and pressure from the goof balls in Springfield as they voted to increase the Chicago Real Estate Transfer Tax by $3 (from $7.50 per $1,000 to $10.50).
Before you dismiss this hike as simply a [...]
Vexing Taxing Questions – The Ugly Truth about Chicago Transfer Tax
“How much is this going to cost me?”
That’s one of the questions my selling clients ask when it’s time to put their places on the market. They know there’s a tax involved (there’s always a tax involved), they just don’t know how much.
In Chicago the so-called Real Estate Transfer Tax is the seller’s responsibility and [...]
