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New Report: Taxing Land More Than Buildings Would Help Detroit Homeowners and Spur Development
Revista Land LinesAbril 2022By Will Jason, April 4, 2022Reforming 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.
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Detroit and the Property Tax
Strategies to Improve Equity and Enhance RevenueEnfoques en políticas de sueloNoviembre 2015Gary Sands and Mark SkidmoreThis 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...
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Land Lines, January 2000
Revista Land LinesEnero 2000Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis 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...
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Detroit Property Tax Delinquency
Social Contract in CrisisDocumentos de trabajoOctubre 2014James Alm, Timothy R. Hodge, Gary Sands, and Mark SkidmoreAs 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...
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¿Podrá un cinturón verde reducir los eriales de Detroit?
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2014Este 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...
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Will a Greenbelt Help to Shrink Detroit’s Wasteland?
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2014The 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...
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Assessment Regressivity
A Tale of Two Illinois CountiesRevista Land LinesEnero 2011Assessment 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...
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Surprise!
An Unintended Consequence of Assessment LimitationsRevista Land LinesJulio 2007Early experiences with assessment limitation measures reveal an unanticipated result: some property owners seemingly targeted to benefit from lower assessments may be harmed instead.
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Medida drástica
El proyecto de ley que eliminaría el impuesto escolar sobre la propiedad en PensilvaniaRevista Land LinesAbril 2016By Denise-Marie OrdwayUn 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...
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Drastic Measure
The Bill That Would Eliminate School Property Tax in PennsylvaniaRevista Land LinesAbril 2016By Denise-Marie OrdwayLegislation 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...
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