Land Lines April 2015
Features
Property Titles at Risk in Peru
Peru’s titling program of the 1990s granted property ownership to millions of informal settlers. Now many of those homes are reverting to informality, simply because owners are failing to use the national registry to document subdivisions, mortgages, and other real estate transactions.
Detroit
The rubber hits the road in the Motor City, as citizens, planners, developers, and civic leaders implement a strategy to repurpose vacant lots and buildings, curb sprawl and disinvestment, and revitalize troubled neighborhoods. With residents engaged as equal partners in the process, the future of...
A National Study of Homestead Exemptions & Property Tax Credits
The first comprehensive national study of homestead exemptions and property tax credits affords policy makers a critical tool for evaluating and improving the effectiveness of their property tax relief programs. This article reports on the findings of this new Lincoln Institute research.
