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Oakland Property Taxes Among Highest in California, Residents Frustrated

Despite paying higher property taxes than many other areas in California, some Oakland, California, residents say the services received are not reflective of the money collected. With an average property ...

September 25, 2023BY Travis Gillmore

Orange County Collects 17 Percent More Sales Taxes Than Budgeted in 1st Quarter

According to the latest Ways and Means Committee meeting, the Orange County government in New York collected 17 ...

April 1, 2023BY Cara Ding

As ‘Blue’ States Rezone Their ‘Red’ Suburbs, It’s Not Really About ‘Affordable Housing’

Commentary A recent opinion piece in The New York Times titled "The Era of Shutting Others Out of ...

March 6, 2023BY J.G. Collins

Record $33 Billion Budget Surplus Fuels Talk of ‘Largest Property Tax Cut in Texas History’

Texas registered a record budget surplus during 2022–23 that topped earlier estimates by $5 billion and has triggered ...

January 11, 2023BY Naveen Athrappully

Lawmaker Proposes Using a Portion of Texas’ $27 Billion Surplus for Property-Tax Relief

The state of Texas is sitting on a hefty $27 billion surplus. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday ...

December 2, 2022BY Jana J. Pruet

New York County Executive Proposes $7.6 Million Cut in Property Tax

Executive Steven Neuhaus proposes to slash the property tax levy in Orange County, New York, by $7.6 million ...

October 3, 2022BY Cara Ding

The City That Knows How… to Tax, and Tax, and Tax

Commentary “The city that knows how” was a great moniker that was attached to San Francisco at the ...

May 22, 2022BY Tony Hall

What Homeowners Need to Know About Property Taxes

When you purchase your first home, you become aware that you are required to pay for the privilege ...

April 19, 2022BY Kent McDill

How California’s Inheritance Tax Hurts Affordable Housing | Susan Shelley

In February 2021, Proposition 19 went into effect in California. Those who inherit property have one year to ...

March 4, 2022BY Siyamak Khorrami

California’s Workforce Housing Program Explained | Casey McKeon

Cities across California are considering offering workforce housing. Workforce housing projects will require cities to borrow money, purchase ...

November 28, 2021BY Siyamak Khorrami

How Property Tax Will Affect China’s Middle Class Families

News Analysis Chinese authorities recently announced that they will roll out a pilot property tax plan in different ...

November 12, 2021BY Cheng Xiaonong

The Long Road Ahead for NSW Property Tax Reform

Commentary Dominic Perrottet’s elevation from treasurer to Premier of New South Wales (NSW) has brought attention back to ...

October 13, 2021BY Robert Carling

NJ GOP Challenger to Democratic Governor Requests Debate Before Votes Cast by Mail

A Republican candidate running for governor of New Jersey in November asked the incumbent Democrat governor (running for ...

August 19, 2021BY Ella Kietlinska

NJ Lawmaker Proposes Using CARES Funds for Property Tax Relief Instead of Stimulus Payments for Illegal Immigrants

New Jersey Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger, a Republican, proposed in April a bill urging the governor to reconsider diverting ...

April 29, 2021BY Ella Kietlinska

Proposed Bill Would Delay Controversial Property Tax Law

A local state senator is working to delay a recently passed proposition that could cause the taxable value ...

March 4, 2021BY Jack Bradley

Laguna Hills Adopts Resolution Opposing Property Tax Proposition

The Laguna Hills City Council adopted a resolution opposing Proposition 15, a statewide ballot measure that would impose ...

October 17, 2020BY Jamie Joseph

Nashville Mayor Floats 32 Percent Property Tax Hike, Citing Pandemic and Tornado

Nashville Mayor John Cooper has proposed a 31.7 percent increase in property taxes as the city struggles to ...

April 29, 2020BY Tom Ozimek