TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On Thursday, lawmakers said OK to seven constitutional amendments aimed at property tax reform in Florida ...

FORT WALTON BECH, Fla. --On Tuesday morning, officers from the Fort Walton Beach Police Department responded to a harassment report at the Juvenile Justice Pro Shots fired at Mugs and Jugs in Escambia ...

A Florida state lawmaker is advancing a proposal that would allow homeowners aged 65 and older who benefit from the homestead exemption to stop paying local property taxes ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Voters across Florida will decide on a constitutional amendment changing the Homestead exemption. Amendment 5 would tie the homestead exemption ...

Do you know about the 2024 Florida Amendments? Florida voters will be faced with six constitutional amendment proposals on the Nov. 5 ballot. Each needs at least 60% of votes to be enshrined in the ...

Most Florida residents are aware that Florida has a homestead exemption law, but there is more to it than one might think. There are actually three different sets of laws in Florida that deal with the ...

As property values have increased dramatically in Florida, the state Legislature proposed this amendment to adjust the homestead exemption amount, currently $50,000 on homes valued at $75,000 or more.

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has ...

Florida's homestead laws are both unique and complex, requiring a high level of expertise to navigate effectively. A personal representative overseeing an estate must be well-versed in these laws to ...

There are three aspects of the Florida Homestead law. One is the “save our homes” exemption. The save our homes exemption limits how much the value of the homestead can be increased from year to year ...