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Notice to Property Owners from Cass County Treasurer Tracey J Marshall
(Cass Co) Cass County Treasurer Tracey J Marshall says second half of real estate and mobile home taxes are now due. You can go online to pay your taxes at www.iowatreasurers.org. Credit and debit cards are accepted with a convenience fee. The deadline for payments without penalty is Friday March...
Four Blighted, Residential Properties in Red Oak to be Demolished to Make Way for Future Development
(Red Oak) The Southwest Iowa Housing Trust Fund (SWIHTF) Board recently approved four applications submitted by the city of Red Oak for the demolition program. The demolition program, which is funded through SWIHTF, is designed to assist cities with the cost of demolition of blighted, residential properties. SWIHTF will pay 50% of the cost, up to $15,000, for demolition of the city owned properties. Over the past seven years, the trust fund and partnering cities have demolished 37 dilapidated houses that were beyond repair.
Cass County Residential Property Values Showing Large Increases
(Atlantic) Cass County Assessor Mary Anstey says almost all residential properties showed significant value increases. Anstey says Iowa is a market value-based state, and the market is determined by the prices buyers pay for houses. She says new construction or significant remodeling on individual properties will affect the percentage of change differently than market-indicated adjustments. For instance, if you added a new two-stall garage, your rate of increase in assessed value will be higher than your neighbor that did not add anything new.
Atlantic City Council Approves SHIFT ATL Nonprofit Housing Loan Request
(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council on Wednesday approved SHIFT ATL’s loan request to flip and re-sell a home in Atlantic. Alexsis Fleener, Vice-President of SHIFT ATL, submitted a letter to the city council requesting a loan from the City’s Housing Rehab fund. The nonprofit group is currently closing on a residential property within Atlantic to rehabilitate a home and sell it to a buyer at a reasonable and affordable price. The project includes repairs inside and outside, making the house livable and move-in ready again. The request is for a $100,000 loan from the city to make the rehab feasible. Fleener says the loan will help the organization continue to fill its mission of housing improvement. They are requesting the same or similar terms the nonprofit asked for two years ago and successfully re-paid early following the rehab and selling of its first home. SHIFT ATL will pay off the loan within 12 months of receiving the funds.
Former “County Home Farmland” of Cass County brings $13,100 an acre: Pasture, $6,200
(Atlantic) A Piece of Cass County history went for sale on Saturday morning in an auction in the courtroom at the Cass County Courthouse. The property was known as the Cass County Home, dating back to the late 1800s. The property consisted of 117.73 acres of cropland with a CSR2 of 79.1, 34.43 acres of pasture land, and the former County Care Facility. Dennis “Leroy” Phillips, Broker/Auctioneer of Property Connection Real State and Auction conducted the live auction.
SWIHTF Seeking Applicants for Home Ownership Assistance Program
(Atlantic) Iowa mortgage rates are rising, and the Southwest Iowa, Housing Trust Fund, offers a program that can help. Southwest Iowa Planning Council Grant Specialist Ann Anstey says the program is called the Homeownership Assistance Program. She says it is made possible by a $100,000 grant from the Iowa Finance Authority to the Southwest Iowa Housing Trust Fund. “This is a great program for people who want to own a home,” said Anstey.
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Free land?!?! That sounds too good to be true. All across the country, small towns are just giving away free land in an effort to help grow their population. And yes, this is totally free. Iowa has some of these plots available in both Manella and Marne. But is there...
Wait, You Can Get Land For Free In Iowa?!
Free land?!?! That sounds too good to be true. All across the country, small towns are just giving away free land in an effort to help grow their population. And yes, this is totally free. Iowa has some of these plots available in both Manella and Marne. But is there...
Wait, You Can Get Land For Free In Iowa?!
Free land?!?! That sounds too good to be true. All across the country, small towns are just giving away free land in an effort to help grow their population. And yes, this is totally free. Iowa has some of these plots available in both Manella and Marne. But is there...
Wait, You Can Get Land For Free In Iowa?!
Free land?!?! That sounds too good to be true. All across the country, small towns are just giving away free land in an effort to help grow their population. And yes, this is totally free. Iowa has some of these plots available in both Manella and Marne. But is there...
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