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Buffalo Mayor Floats 25% Property Tax Hike for Closing City’s Budget Deficit

Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan is warning city residents that they could soon face a 25% property tax hike. WIVB reports the upstate New York city faces an estimated $109 million deficit, with significant gaps in resources. “We’re down about 50% of the garbage trucks we...

Buffalo Mayor Floats 25% Property Tax Hike for Closing City’s Budget Deficit

by Phil Hall | Mar 20, 2026

To fill in the deficit, some proposals being considered include a $20 to $30 increase on property taxes. Continue Reading Buffalo Mayor Floats 25% Property Tax Hike for Closing City’s Budget Deficit

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith Blasts ‘Very, Very Stupid’ Chicago for Letting Bears Leave the City

by Phil Hall | Feb 23, 2026

ESPN host Stephen A. Smith criticized Chicago officials after Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker acknowledged the Chicago Bears will not get a new stadium within their namesake city. On Friday, the Chicago Tribune reported Pritzker stated, “I think now there’s a common...

US and Pakistan Sign MoU to Renovate Historic NYC Hotel-Turned-Migrant Center

by Phil Hall | Feb 23, 2026

The US and Pakistan governments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the renovation of New York City’s historic Roosevelt Hotel, which has been vacant since June after operating for three years as a migrant center. The agreement was negotiated by US...

Boston Approves New Seaport District Hotel Across from Menino Center

by Phil Hall | Feb 23, 2026

DGH Hotel Partners JV LLC, a joint venture between Global Hospitality Investment Group and an unnamed global investment management firm, has received approval from the Boston Zoning Commission for a new hotel in the city’s Seaport District, across from the Thomas M....

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Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Feb. 16-20

by Phil Hall | Feb 20, 2026

A proposed property tax hike in New York City, a California lawmaker fighting for homeowner insurance rights, and a hotel executive forced out of his job because of a toxic friend. Continue Reading Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Feb. 16-20

Home Builders Renew Exemption Call on Building Materials as Trump Plans Global 10% Tariff

by Phil Hall | Feb 20, 2026

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) renewed its call to exempt building materials from his renewed tariff targeting after the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to reject President Trump’s expanded use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) for...