The growing grassroots revolt against property taxes is taking root in California with a new initiative to exempt homeowners ages 60 and older from paying property taxes on their primary residences. ABC10.com reports the office of California’s Secretary of State...
Real estate agents focused on the retiree market might be interested in the latest data report from WalletHub: 2026’s Best & Worst States to Retire. For this report, the WalletHub team number crunched 46 key measures, covering affordability, health-related...
Democrats in Iowa’s House of Representatives have proposed a property tax relief plan that would freeze rates for seniors and offer rebates for all homeowners. KEYC reports the proposal sets a 4% limit on the annual increases for property taxes beginning in 2028 while...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a bill into law that allows localities to provide seniors with up to a 65% property tax exemption. Legislation S5175A/A3698A replaces the previous 50% maximum percentage of exemption local governments have been able to offer...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said a property tax freeze for seniors was “one of the things” under consideration for reducing the state’s tax burden. Iowa Capital Dispatch reports Reynolds stated she received feedback from older residents that they were “having a hard...
Small Mortgages Fall Below 3% of Originations, Exposing Rural Lending Gap
