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Baltimore City Council Advances Property Tax Relief Bill

Baltimore City Council Advances Property Tax Relief Bill

by Phil Hall | Jun 9, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Baltimore City Council has voted to advance a property tax relief measure that critics claim will raise taxes for some homeowners. WBFF reports the measure reduces the property tax rate by 1 cent for every $100 of assessed property value. Thus, the plan would...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Snags 100% Property Tax Abatement for Chip Manufacturing Development in Texas

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Snags 100% Property Tax Abatement for Chip Manufacturing Development in Texas

by Phil Hall | Jun 8, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has secured a 100% property tax abatement for its proposed $55 billion Terafab chip manufacturing ​project in Grimes County, Texas. SpaceX said the project is crucial to its efforts to expand into advanced computing infrastructure and domestic chip...
Florida Lawmakers Pass Gov. DeSantis’ Property Tax Proposal

Florida Lawmakers Pass Gov. DeSantis’ Property Tax Proposal

by Phil Hall | Jun 2, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Florida legislature approved Gov. Ron DeSantis’ property tax proposal, sending the issue to voters as a constitutional amendment to be decided upon in November’s election. According to combined media reports, the measure will raise the existing $50,000 exemption...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of May 25-29

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of May 25-29

by Phil Hall | May 29, 2026 | Commercial Real Estate News, Hits and Misses, News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A broke city gets a new tax, a pesky deed thief is back in custody, and Tampa Bay gets another $1 billion request for a stadium. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of May 25-29. Miss: Ignoring the Root of the...
New York State Passes Pied-à-Terre Tax Aimed at NYC’s Luxury Second Homes

New York State Passes Pied-à-Terre Tax Aimed at NYC’s Luxury Second Homes

by Phil Hall | May 28, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The New York State legislature has approved Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to enact a new tax on second homes in New York City valued at $5 million or more. The Wall Street Journal reports the so-called “pied-à-terre tax” is part of the state’s budget legislation and...
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