Markets close marginally higher ... Burger King mulls $1 double cheeseburger ... Auto sales soar in China ... L.A. County property values drop ... News from United Press International.
LOS ANGELES, July 9 (UPI) -- The downturn in the housing market pushed property values down 0.09 percent in Los Angeles County in 2008, the county assessor's office said.
NEW YORK, July 4 (UPI) -- More U.S. homeowners are appealing increased property tax bills or seeking reassessments as home values drop, officials say.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 11 (UPI) -- Chrysler vehicle owners have apparently seen the value of their cars and trucks slide due to the U.S. automaker's bankruptcy filing, a research group said.
LOS ANGELES, March 21 (UPI) -- Declining values of homes in southern California have caused a run on property assessment offices by people seeking reassessments to lower their taxes.
LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Health Care Property Investors Inc., the largest U.S. healthcare real estate investment trust, sold 78 skilled nursing facilities for $443.5 million.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- The Walt Disney Co. in Orange County, Calif., received $3.9 million too much in tax refund checks from the county due to a computer error.
ESTACADA, Ore., May 26 (UPI) -- An Oregon man who allegedly drove over a dog to retaliate against his neighbor cannot be sued for the value of the pet's companionship, a judge ruled.
MERRILLVILLE, Ind., July 26 (UPI) -- Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan went to northwest Indiana Monday to propose a new property tax break limiting current tax bills to 2 percent of a home's value.
LONDON, March 10 (UPI) -- Russian billionaires are buying up residential property in the United Kingdom and may next go after U.K. commercial property, the Financial Times reports.
