The Missouri House passed several bills Thursday, including one that will broadly loosen car inspection requirements and another that would reduce the values used to calculate personal property taxes. Both bills now proceed to the Senate. Personal property taxes Currently, personal property taxes in Missouri are determined based on one-third of market value. House Bill
Wolfe Landau’s Watermark Capital Group has secured $125 million of construction financing for a Brooklyn office-to-residential conversion project, Commercial Observer can first report. Bravo Property Trust, the construction and bridge lending affiliate of Bravo Capital, in partnership with Integritas Capital, provided the loan on 175 Pearl Street, a former eight-story office building in Brooklyn’s Dumbo
Editor’s note: This story, originally published at 11:59 a.m. March 14, 2025, was updated at 1:54 p.m. to include comments from County Council President Kate Stewart and councilmember Andrew Friedson, as well as information on the council’s public hearings on the proposed budget. It was updated again at 5:54 p.m. on March 14, 2025 to
As Tax Day nears, fiscally conservative leaders in several states are pushing to abolish property taxes, with one Pennsylvania lawmaker arguing that homeowners shouldn’t have to “pay rent” to the government. That lawmaker, state Rep. Russ Diamond, R-Lebanon, spoke to Fox News Digital on Thursday ahead of his latest effort to end the collection of
Marin County supervisors have rescinded the tax sale of a property in Tiburon, escalating a showdown with the buyer. County financial managers said selling the parcel — a common area belonging to the Tiburon View Homeowners Association — at a public auction last March was a mistake and should be reversed. The purchaser, AssetRenew, a
If you’re a Massachusetts property owner and pay somewhere around $7,000 or $8,000 for your tax bill, you can consider yourself among those who pay the state’s average. But for some property owners, the average $7,732 bill may seem pretty steep — with the lowest average single-family tax bill standing at less than $2,000 in
MADISON — The Madison County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday discussed Legislative Bill 81, which is intended to restore Nebraska taxpayers’ ability to get back a portion of the property taxes they paid to public schools. Norfolk resident Steve Jessen spoke at Tuesday’s meeting at the request of board chairman Troy Uhlir and talked about
If you felt some sticker shock when you got your property tax bill, you’re not alone. Rising home values have put Dallas and Fort Worth among the top 10 metro areas where taxes have increased the most — even as state lawmakers and city leaders offer relief in the amount homeowners pay to fund local
Rep. Jeff Thompson, R-Lizton, responds to a question on Feb. 6, 2025. (Whitney Downard/Indiana Capital Chronicle) By: Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle For The Republic INDIANAPOLIS — A third property tax plan introduced on Wednesday would further protect local units of government from cuts to property tax bills, a change that would provide little tangible
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