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1. New Report: Taxing Land More Than Buildings Would Help Detroit Homeowners and Spur Development

   Revista Land Lines
   Abril 2022
   By Will Jason, April 4, 2022

   Reforming Detroit’s property tax system by taxing land at a higher rate than buildings would help to revive the local economy and reduce tax bills for nearly every homeowner, according to a new study from the nonprofit Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

2. Detroit and the Property Tax

   Strategies to Improve Equity and Enhance Revenue
   Enfoques en políticas de suelo
   Noviembre 2015
   Gary Sands and Mark Skidmore

   This report outlines the problems underlying the erosion of Detroit's property tax base—a factor that contributed to the city's bankruptcy in 2013. It offers recommendations for reform...

3. Land Lines, January 2000

   Revista Land Lines
   Enero 2000
   Edited by Ann LeRoyer

   This issue explores the public debate surrounding land market regulation policies in Chile as well as shortcomings of, and recommendations for, the property tax classification system in Chicago and...

4. Detroit Property Tax Delinquency

   Social Contract in Crisis
   Documentos de trabajo
   Octubre 2014
   James Alm, Timothy R. Hodge, Gary Sands, and Mark Skidmore

   As the country reemerges from the real estate crisis, the City of Detroit, Michigan continues to struggle, and is currently in the midst of bankruptcy proceedings. Falling property values have led to...

5. ¿Podrá un cinturón verde reducir los eriales de Detroit?

   Revista Land Lines
   Octubre 2014
   Mark Skidmore

   Este artículo, el primero de una serie de dos, reseña las causas fiscales y repercusiones del superávit de propiedades vacantes y públicas en Detroit, y considera la...

6. Will a Greenbelt Help to Shrink Detroit’s Wasteland?

   Revista Land Lines
   Octubre 2014
   Mark Skidmore

   The first installment in a two-part series, this article outlines the fiscal causes and repercussions of Detroit’s surplus of vacant, publicly held property, and considers the prospect of...

7. Assessment Regressivity

   A Tale of Two Illinois Counties
   Revista Land Lines
   Enero 2011
   By Daniel P. McMillen

   Assessment accuracy is the key to an equitable property tax, and statistical measures of regressivity are essential tools for evaluating valuation systems. Data from two counties in the Chicago area...

8. Surprise!

   An Unintended Consequence of Assessment Limitations
   Revista Land Lines
   Julio 2007
   Richard F. Dye and Daniel P. McMillen

   Early experiences with assessment limitation measures reveal an unanticipated result: some property owners seemingly targeted to benefit from lower assessments may be harmed instead.

9. Medida drástica

   El proyecto de ley que eliminaría el impuesto escolar sobre la propiedad en Pensilvania
   Revista Land Lines
   Abril 2016
   By Denise-Marie Ordway

   Un proyecto de ley que eliminaría el impuesto escolar a la propiedad en Pensilvania fue rechazado por sólo un voto en el Senado estatal el otoño pasado. Y sus partidarios no se...

10. Drastic Measure

    The Bill That Would Eliminate School Property Tax in Pennsylvania
    Revista Land Lines
    Abril 2016
    By Denise-Marie Ordway

    Legislation that would eliminate the school property tax in Pennsylvania failed to pass by just one vote in the state Senate last fall. And proponents are not giving up, despite opposition from...