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South Dakota Senate Rejects Property Tax Exemption Increase for Disabled Veterans

South Dakota Senate Rejects Property Tax Exemption Increase for Disabled Veterans

by Phil Hall | Feb 23, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The South Dakota Senate rejected a bill that would have expanded the property tax exemption for permanently and totally disabled veterans and their surviving spouses. KOTA reports Senate Bill 126, which would have increased the exemption level from $200,000 to...
Florida House Passes Resolution on Eliminating Property Taxes

Florida House Passes Resolution on Eliminating Property Taxes

by Phil Hall | Feb 20, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Florida’s House of Representatives approved a resolution ending non-school property taxes on homestead properties starting on Jan. 1, 2027. Florida Phoenix reports the resolution would place the proposal on November’s ballot, with voters determining whether to amend...
Kentucky Considers Freeze on Property Tax Increases for Seniors

Kentucky Considers Freeze on Property Tax Increases for Seniors

by Phil Hall | Feb 17, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Kentucky legislators are considering a proposed constitutional amendment that would freeze property tax increases for homeowners 65 and older. WDRB reports Senate Bill 51 does not exempt seniors from property taxes but would lock the taxable value of the property from...
Grassroots Utah Group Quits Effort to Overturn Property Tax Hike

Grassroots Utah Group Quits Effort to Overturn Property Tax Hike

by Phil Hall | Feb 13, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A grassroots effort to overturn the 14.65% property tax hike approved last December for Utah’s Salt Lake County has failed. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the group Ax the Tax sought to collect petition signatures that would have placed the property tax overturn on...
Michigan Gov. Whitmer Proposes 10% Reduction in Property Taxes for Seniors

Michigan Gov. Whitmer Proposes 10% Reduction in Property Taxes for Seniors

by Phil Hall | Feb 12, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is proposing that senior homeowners in her state receive a 10% reduction on their property taxes. CBS News reports Whitmer, a Democrat who is in the final year of her term, will officially announce the proposal in her State of the State...
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