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Howard County Maryland

Howard County Fire Tax Increase

by Andre on May 8, 2012

Howard County Executive Ken Ulman is proposing a countywide fire tax of 17.6 cents per $100 of assessed property value in his fiscal year 2013 budget. The change would increase the fire tax rate by 52 percent for the western part of the county and 30 percent for residents in the east, if approved by [...]

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Howard Co. top 5 on Forbes list of median annual household income 2012

by Andre on May 3, 2012

            Forbes has named Howard County the 5th highest median annual household income for 2012. What does that mean to you? Their listings are more competitive so don’t lowball when you make an offer. You attract people who work in Washington and Baltimore. When your school system is the best [...]

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MD public schools ranked no. 1 in the nation

by Andre on January 12, 2012

Maryland public schools have been ranked first in the nation for the fourth year in a row by a leading education publication. Education Week gave the state an overall letter grade of a B+ in its annual report, which analyzes state education policies and student achievement. Massachusetts, New York, and Virginia followed Maryland with a [...]

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Which co. had the highest SAT scores in Maryland

October 3, 2011 Howard County Maryland

Schools in Maryland and across the country saw a six-point decline on their SAT scores, but in Howard County, there was a six-point improvement, according to the Howard County Times. The class of 2011 averaged 1645 on the tests. Across Maryland, the average was 1492. Nationally, high school seniors had an average score of 1500. [...]

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Some say jumbo loans will have little impact on housing I disagree

September 13, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

I found an interesting article about how lowering loan limits will have little impact on housing. Well in Anne Arundel and Howard County where I do a lot of business they are wrong. I think it will force some people to lower the prices of their homes. Or some buyers will look at renting instead [...]

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Back to school tax-free shopping

August 4, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

It’s tax-free shopping time again — traditional back-to-school sales tax exemptions takes place in Virginia from August 5-7, while Maryland’s 6 percent sales tax will be waived between August 14-20. (Of course, you won’t be able to skirt paying tax on high-priced electronics, but tax-free time is always a good time to stock up on [...]

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Is living in Maryland really more expensive than living in other states

June 29, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

This week I found article about how Maryland is less expensive than Texas. So it made me think for a minute when you add in all the costs that each state has they all come out even. It just matters where you want to live. Here are some good examples:   Florida has no state [...]

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Wegmans is on it’s way to Columbia

May 18, 2011 Howard County Maryland

Wegmans has announced intention to build a 160,000 sq ft store in Columbia, MD.  An application for site plan approval was submitted to Howard County this morning.  The site is located at the intersection of Snowden River Parkway and McGaw Road. The new store is expected to employ approximately 650 full- and part-time employees.  If [...]

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When a county can’t fund its schools it makes people leery of moving there

April 4, 2011 Anne Arundel County Maryland

Anne Arundel Co. is having trouble meeting the state requirements for its education funding requirement. Anne Arundel is competing with Howard and Carroll Co. for new BRAC employees to live in their county.  When people are looking at a place to live and raise the children. Schools are the number one factor people look at [...]

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Friday’s Thoughts March 25th the Howard Co. housing fair

March 25, 2011 Friday's Thoughts

Howard County gets a bad reputation sometime for being a county for only the rich. That is not the case on April 9th the will be having a Housing Fair to help people purchase a home. Here is the time place for the event. Saturday April 9, 2011 from 10am -2pm. Long Reach High School [...]

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