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1. Q&A: Fellows in Focus

   Revista Land Lines
   Marzo 2024
   By Jon Gorey, March 15, 2024

   Lincoln Institute fellows discuss their recent work, their research interests, and the things that keep them up at night

2. Comparing Property Tax Disparities in America’s Largest Cities

   Revista Land Lines
   Agosto 2023
   By Kristina McGeehan, August 16, 2023

   Produced annually, the comprehensive 50-state report provides the most meaningful data available to compare property taxes among cities by calculating the effective tax rate: the tax bill as a percentage of a property’s market value.

3. How Property Tax Limits Shift Burdens to New Home Buyers

   Revista Land Lines
   Julio 2022
   By Will Jason, July 13, 2022.

   Produced annually. the 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study provides the nation’s most comprehensive analysis of local property tax rates by calculating the effective tax rate—the tax paid as a percentage of market value—for 74 large U.S. cities and a r

4. 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.

5. Tax Battles

   Cities Seek Higher Payments in Lieu of Taxes from Nonprofits
   Revista Land Lines
   Marzo 2020
   By Liz Farmer, March 4, 2020

   At a recent rally in front of Baltimore City Hall, activists sang, chanted, and otherwise voiced their view that the city’s major nonprofit institutions weren’t “paying their fair share” of property...

6. Muni Finance

   The Visual Budget Lets Taxpayers Follow the Money
   Revista Land Lines
   Octubre 2015
   By Loren Berlin

   An informed citizenry is an empowered one, but educating taxpayers and voters can be difficult. While most people care deeply about various community issues—such as whether to build a new library...

7. Message from the President

   Strengthening Municipal Fiscal Health
   Revista Land Lines
   Abril 2015
   George W. McCarthy

   When one looks at fiscally distressed cities, it is easy to conclude that insolvency is simply a product of ineffective management, a lack of financial discipline, or the incompetence or corruption...