New York State Attorney General Letitia James offered a double-edged congratulations to President-Elect Donald Trump but remained silent on the future of Trump’s civil fraud case related to the valuations of his real estate assets that she prosecuted. In a press...
Wyoming voters approved the passage of Amendment A, a constitutional amendment that creates a fourth class of taxation for residential properties. Amendment A states: “The adoption of this amendment would separate residential real property into its own class of...
A ballot measure that would have allowed California cities to expand rent control protections without state government approval was rejected by voters. SFGate.com reported that with nearly 95% of precincts reporting, the “no” votes on Proposition 33 totaled 61.6%, or...
A ballot measure in North Dakota that would have ended most local property taxes based on assessed value was rejected by voters. According to combined media reports, Measure 4 would have required the state government to reimburse local governments to cover the gap by...
Denver voters rejected Mayor Mike Johnston’s effort to increase the local sales tax to support affordable housing projects. The Denver Post reported Ballot Issue 2R, which would have enacted a 0.5% sales tax increase that would add 50 cents to every $100 spent on most...
Small Mortgages Fall Below 3% of Originations, Exposing Rural Lending Gap
