Property taxes

The top six states have an average effective real-estate tax rate of 0.48%.

The mortgage industry may be largely in the dark about the process, which could save homeowners potentially thousands of dollars a year.

The latest quarterly increase in revenue comes as other reports show home values heading upward and affordability declining.

The case involves a house seized for a tax debt — but the state pocketed the profits.

However, while the national average is not too far from its decade-low of 5.4%, the range found in different states varies considerably.

Wayne County, Michigan's use of Delinquent Tax Anticipation Notes is an extreme example of a nationwide phenomenon: Local officials use fines and foreclosures or tax lien sales as cudgels against people who haven’t paid their property taxes. Some municipalities’ efforts to securitize or sell the debts have led to a broad, upward transfer of wealth that’s rooted in fundamentally unfair tax systems.

Property taxes — up the most in 15 years in 2020, according to recently released Labor Department data — will likely see even sharper jumps this year.

The company has seen business ramp up as servicers have sought additional help managing escrowed funds following last year’s refi boom.

By providing flexibility for property tax payments localities can help keep local businesses going and maintain their tax base for the future.

Massachusetts cities and towns would have new options for funding local affordable housing under a proposal rolled out on Jan. 8: a fee of up to 2% on real estate sales above the statewide median sales price, and a higher fee on certain "speculative" property sales.

The city of Detroit is expanding property tax exemptions for homeowners to help more residents avoid foreclosure, officials announced Wednesday.

Ramsey County, Minn. officials agreed to sell Wesely Pettiford's house back to his family, but obtaining financing to make badly needed repairs has been difficult.

Last month, brokers anticipated local residential markets swinging, if ever so slightly, to give buyers more bargaining power.

Months after a citywide reassessment caused property values to shoot up across New Orleans, its likely impact on taxpayers' wallets is becoming clearer.

It's the season when estimated property tax bills for 2020 show up in the mail, and the numbers could be eye-opening for some Minnesota homeowners.

Homebuyers have returned to Westchester County, N.Y., and for the first time in a year, their purchases are putting a dent in the inventory of properties for sale.

Newly adopted municipal real estate transfer taxes have the potential to be costly to lenders if not disclosed properly.

In the constant search for metro areas offering affordability and purchasing power, consumers abscond exorbitantly priced big cities in favor of alternative locales further inland.

Fed up with the high taxes and regulation back home in New York, retired officer Thomas Maloney and his wife, real estate agent Theresa Hart, are looking to offload a home in Long Island — quickly.

President Trump's tax reform package had an impact on nearly half of potential buyers searching for a new home, nine percentage points less than one year ago, according to a new Redfin survey.