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Land Lines, Enero/Abril 2021
Revista Land LinesEnero 2021Editado por Katharine WrothEste número doble especial de Land Lines conmemora el 75.º aniversario del Instituto Lincoln de Políticas de Suelo, narra la historia de la organización y explora có...
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Idaho Seeks Relief
The Local Implications of a Controversial Statewide Property Tax BillRevista Land LinesAgosto 2021By Liz Farmer, August 9, 2021Home prices in Idaho are surging. Over the past year, median home values in large cities like Boise and Nampa have increased by as much as 38 percent. Those higher prices, combined with the end of a...
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Same House, Different Tax Bill
Inequities from Property Tax Limits Grow with Rising Home Values, Report ShowsRevista Land LinesJunio 2021By Will Jason, June 30, 2021Disparities caused by property tax assessment limits in U.S. states have doubled in five years, according to a new report.
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Public Finance
Amid Falling Revenues, Some Cities Turn to the Property TaxRevista Land LinesDiciembre 2020By Liz Farmer, December 10, 2020As most major cities grapple with lost revenue due to the pandemic, some are turning toward the property tax as a way of filling the gap. Perhaps nowhere has this decision been more controversial...
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Property Tax
Fifty-State Study Shows Property Tax Inequities from Assessment Limits Continue to GrowRevista Land LinesJunio 2020By Will Jason, June 10, 2020In states with property tax assessment limits, disparities in tax bills between new and longtime homeowners continued to grow, according to the annual 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study by the...
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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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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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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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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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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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