Another REALTOR® Victory!
The proposed increase of the County recordation tax to $12 per $1000 has been removed from the FY15 budget. The presentation of SMAR’s survey of voter attitudes on taxes by SMAR President Bud Humbert...
View ArticleSMAR President Endorses Candidates
May 20, 2014 Ms. Angela Breck Editor The Maryland Independent Industrial Park Drive Waldorf, MD 20604 Dear Ms. Breck, On behalf of the Southern Maryland Association of REALTORS® (SMAR), I am pleased to...
View ArticlePoll Workers Needed to Support REALTOR Candidates
Poll Workers Needed to Support Southern Maryland REALTOR® Candidates Election Primary – June 24, 2014 You can help these REALTOR® Champions by volunteering to work at the Polls on Primary Election...
View ArticleEarly Voting Has Started!
The Maryland Home Ballot Is Out! Early voting has started for the Maryland primaries, and the official Election Day – June 24th – is fast approaching! Here’s the list of candidates who have worked...
View ArticleInformation Meeting on the Proposed Charter Form of Government
The Southern Maryland Association of REALTORS® will host an information meeting on the proposed charter form of government at 7 p.m. Thursday, September 25 at REALTOR® Center, 8440 Old Leonardtown...
View ArticleSMAR-Supported Candidates for Charles County Commissioner
Charles Lollar Candidate for Charles County Commissioner, District 1 Opposes a local real estate transfer tax. Will hold the line on property taxes. Will work to expand our commercial and industrial...
View ArticleSpecial Alert to SMAR Members
Colleagues, For several weeks, SMAR’s Legislative Committee and Government Affairs Director have been closely watching the fiscal 2016 budget cycles in Calvert, St. Mary’s and Charles County. While...
View ArticleShare our Message and Help Fight a Transfer Tax in Charles County
THEY want to INCREASE the SALES TAX on YOUR HOME!! SAY NO to increasing the sales tax on homes in Charles County THREE of Your Commissioners Are Ignoring You That’s right! Commissioners Peter Murphy,...
View ArticleCharles County Real Estate Transfer Tax
Despite SMAR’s best efforts, the Charles County Commissioners voted 3 – 2 in favor of enacting a local real estate transfer tax of .50% when you buy or sell real estate in Charles County at the public...
View ArticleUPDATE: Charles County Transfer Tax
On Thursday, August 6, 2015, Plaintiffs in the case Gary French et. al. v. The Charles County Commissioners, Case No. C15-2019 filed a Complaint for Declaratory Judgment and for a Temporary Restraining...
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