Property taxes

There still is potential for the Supreme Court to review nuances of its landmark Tyler v. Hennepin County decision as other lawsuits raise questions about it.

Clear regional differences appeared in the average tax amounts owed across the U.S., with residents of one state seeing five-figure sums, Attom said.

The average American must earn almost $117,000 a year in order to afford a median priced property as prices keep rising, a Bankrate analysis found.

Any rollback in property taxes would require enough signatures to place a question on the ballot and pass with at least 60% of support from Florida voters.

it's important to look at the process involved in shopping for closing costs, the limits to lowering them and whether do so is always advisable

Broward County in Florida has the highest property tax increase since 2019, at 56.80%.

President-elect Trump's victory comes with the support of a Republican Congress. Also in November, many states voted on local property tax matters.

Homeowners across the nation could realize savings from as little as $20 per year to having their bill wiped out entirely.

The deal announced on Wednesday seeks to stabilize Boston's tax system, which relies heavily on commercial property revenue and has been thrown off balance by the slump in office demand. 

The pace of growth is more than double the recent historical average, adding further affordability hurdles for some homeowners.

Unusual spikes in property taxes and insurance in many areas are causing servicing concerns that mortgage companies may not be used to managing.

The five states with the lowest property taxes have an average effective real-estate tax rate of 0.44%.

The Supreme Court ruling on tax foreclosures could improve servicer recoveries but it's also giving some jurisdictions pause as they look at how to interpret it.

The top five states have an average effective real-estate tax rate of 2.02%

The rate at which taxes on single-family homes increased was nearly twice that seen the previous year and the largest jump in the last five, according to Attom.

State and local governments have collected $757 billion in revenue over the past 12 months, according to analysis from the National Association of Home Builders.

The market could find out next year how well foreclosure prevention innovations and home equity protect borrowers from growing strains on affordability.

Sen. Robert Peters, D-South Shore and Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin, D-Matteson will spearhead the endeavor.

Some have moved to appeal their property assessments, with counties in Maryland like Dorchester, Somerset and Garrett seeing the rate of homeowners petitioning home values jump 987%, 827% and 454%, respectively in 2023.

The top five states have an average effective real-estate tax rate of 2.17%.