Property taxes form the bedrock of local governance in the United States, yet their implications extend far beyond revenue generation. As one of the oldest forms of taxation, property taxes are deeply rooted in the nation’s history, reflecting a tradition of...
A former construction company owner who was sentenced to over 15 years in prison for a $58.1 million scheme to defraud Las Vegas-area homeowner associations (HOA) had his sentence commuted by President Joe Biden. According to combined media reports, Leon Benzer is the...
The New York Times reporter behind a series of investigative articles that questioned the operations of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) defended the quality of her reporting while stating the newspaper was serving as a “watchdog” against the trade group. In...
The former headquarters of the nation’s oldest continuously published newspaper is scheduled to be up for auction next month. The Hartford Business Journal reports the 289,392-square-foot office and industrial property that was once the home to Connecticut’s Hartford...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has responded to pressure from City Council members and his constituents by dropping his effort to raise property taxes as a strategy for covering the city’s $1 billion deficit. WTTW reported Johnson informed City Council members on...
Canada’s Federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser has decided that he will not run in next year’s federal election, creating a new vacancy in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet. CTV News reported that two unnamed “senior federal government sources” claimed Fraser is...
