A Boston city councilor is proposing a structural change for how the city taxes multifamily properties. MassLive.com reports Councilor Brian Worrell, a Democrat, has filed a proposal that reclassifies large apartment buildings as commercial real estate. His proposal...
An $8 billion Vantage data center planned for Port Washington, Wisconsin, could enjoy more than $450 million in local property tax breaks plus an exemption from state sales taxes. The Center Square reports the proposed facility is estimated to be valued at over $2.1...
An Ohio lawmaker is proposing a dramatic change to the state’s tax structure by eliminating local property taxes and replacing them with a statewide tax. Statehouse News reports Sen. Andrew Brenner, the Republican chairman of the Ohio Senate Education Committee,...
Calgary homeowners are burdened with the greatest property tax hikes in Canada, according to the study “Taxing Our Way to Unaffordable Housing” published by the Aristotle Foundation. Calgary’s average annual property tax jumped by from $2,736 to $3,496 during the...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has ordered four cities to stop their property tax rate hikes amid concerns that the localities are not following new state rules. The Texas Tribune reports that Paxton contacted officials in La Marque, Odessa, Tom Bean and...