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Los costos ocultos del TIF
Recapacitar sobre una herramienta elogiada para el desarrollo económicoRevista Land LinesFebrero 2019Por Anthony FlintDesde sus inicios, en la década de 1950, el financiamiento por incremento tributario se enraizó en todo Estados Unidos como mecanismo popular para la financiación pública...
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The Unmalling of America
How Municipalities Are Navigating the Changing Retail LandscapeRevista Land LinesDiciembre 2019By Gregory Scruggs, December 16, 2019For decades, shopping malls have been a major source of local property and sales tax revenue. But with malls across the country losing tenants and the media proclaiming a retail apocalypse, local...
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Property Tax
Fifty-State Study Details Growing Tax Breaks for Longtime HomeownersRevista Land LinesJunio 2019By Will Jason, June 25, 2019In states with property tax assessment limits, tax breaks for longtime homeowners are growing at the expense of new homeowners, a new study shows.
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Economic Development
Vermont Attempts a Kinder, Gentler TIF—But Will it Work?Revista Land LinesAgosto 2019By Will Jason, August 20, 2019Vermont has enacted some of the nation’s tightest restrictions on tax increment financing, a common economic development tool with a less-than-stellar track record. Can these guardrails make TIF work?
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Public Finance
As Real Estate Booms, Can Texas Offer Property Tax Relief?Revista Land LinesMarzo 2019By Will Jason, March 19, 2019As property tax bills rise, Texas is looking to provide relief without hurting public services.
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A New Podcast
Let's Talk TIFRevista Land LinesMayo 2019By Anthony Flint, May 28, 2019Tax increment financing is one of the most widely used—and least understood—public finance mechanisms in the U.S. today. David Merriman, one of the foremost experts on TIF, talks about what communities and states can do to avoid the pitfalls.
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Place Database
Contest Winners Use Maps to Tell Stories of PlaceRevista Land LinesNoviembre 2019By Emma Zehner, November 15, 2019The winning projects from The Place Database Contest explored complex policy questions related to climate mitigation, affordable housing, and sprawl. The contest asked participants to use The Place...
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David C. Lincoln Fellowships on Land Valuation Methods
FellowshipOportunidades de becasMarzo 2019Named in honor of David C. Lincoln, founding chairman of the Lincoln Institute, this fellowship program was established in 1999 to develop academic and professional interest in land value taxation through support for major research projects.
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2019 Lincoln Institute Scholars Program
FellowshipOportunidades de becasJulio 2019The Department of Valuation and Taxation hosts a program for junior scholars in which recent PhDs specializing in public finance or urban economics have an opportunity to work with senior economists.