Property tax increased 19% - 2004-02-12
Westchester homeowers woke up yesterday to the possibility of higher property taxes after the County Legislature voted to cover a budget deficit with a sharp tax increase rather than service cuts.

Instead, the state Legislature approved a 0.5% increase, plus increases in mortgage taxes and auto use fees.
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State agency offering lowest mortgage rates in its history - 2004-02-12
The West Virginia Housing Development Fund is providing qualified homebuyers 30-year loans with interest rates as low as 4.89 percent -- the lowest rate in the fund's existence, Gov. Bob Wise said.

The $30 million will be available to fund mortgage loans for more than 400 qualified West Virginia applicants. The money is available through 70 of the state's financial lenders who participate in the program.
Read the full story at Charleston Daily Mail