Will Canada Adopt a Vacancy Tax Throughout the Entire Country?
Every week, Mansion Global poses a tax question to real estate tax attorneys. Here is this week’s question. Q. Will the vacancy tax in British
November 19, 2019
Every week, Mansion Global poses a tax question to real estate tax attorneys. Here is this week’s question. Q. Will the vacancy tax in British
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Syracuse buildings worth more than $100 million that have avoided taxes by using a lucrative exemption would not have qualified for that
Homeowners united with housing advocates and local officials on the steps of Brooklyn Supreme Court this week to unveil a set of principles aimed at
OSWEGO — Property values in Oswego County are up by more than 10 percent in the last two years, putting it among the top counties
Promise to help them build it, and they will come. In fact, about 30 of them came out, not for a fictional baseball field,
A new report from the state comptroller’s office Tuesday indicates the highest one-year increase in state property taxes in five years. So far this year,
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWNY) – You pay taxes on your land. But if you have less land because of erosion from flooding, should you pay less
The New York Court of Appeals recently decided a case which will dramatically change the requirements for initiating
Walmart has sued just about every county in Colorado where the corporate giant has a store location, an aggressive legal tactic many big-box retailers are
It’s a big casino win for New York State. A federal judge in Buffalo ruled on Friday that the Seneca Nation needs to follow an
In southern Westchester County perches the well-appointed village of Bronxville, a square mile in size, in a county that pays among the highest property taxes
For Eastchester Town Supervisor Tony Colavita, it’s not worth the bother to undertake a revaluation of town property so that an estimated $300million in Bronxville
Buffalo’s waterfront, centered on Canalside, is currently in the midst of a transformation and revival. The area has a rich history to draw upon and
The Vernon Hills Shopping Center in Eastchester has been sold to a private real estate investment firm which has a retail, hotel and office portfolio
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – City officials said they are committed to making property assessments more fair and to curbing a widely abused tax exemption, two issues
In a scheme that could lead to millions of dollars in lost revenue for Maine communities, behemoth retailers like Walmart, Lowe’s and Home Depot are
Special to The News Property reassessments, in the words of a fellow public servant, are “like going to the dentist.” We don’t like them, but
Buffalonians are bracing for the impact of their 2020 reassessments, the new property values based on the first citywide revaluation since 2001. How so? The
WASHINGTON — A legislative maneuver by U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer to blunt Republican capping of New York’s state and local tax (SALT)
Destination Maternity filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, as the apparel company hopes to avoid the growing graveyard of fashion retailers felled by expensive leases
The on again/off again townwide reassessment in Cheektowaga is on again. The Town Board on Tuesday voted 4-2 to reinstate the reassessment, a plan that
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Tuesday promised to use a legislative maneuver to force a Senate vote to bolster states like
The historic Village of Hamburg, just south of Buffalo, has a long history predating its formal incorporation in 1874. Surveying in the area
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County is now finished with the first phase of reviewing disputes over the big spikes in property tax assessments. All
Keep your eyes open, events are happening fast. Ever since the passage of the Home Valuation Code of Conduct (HVCC) in 2010 and the monumental
(Washington, DC) October 18, 2019 – At a standing room only public meeting, the Appraisal Standards Board (ASB), an independent board of The Appraisal Foundation,
From the Orange County Executive’s Office Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus announced on Friday that Eric Ruscher has been named the County’s Director of
UTICA — Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente Jr. proposed a $439.7 million budget for 2020 earlier this month that featured a zero percent increase to
Sales of single-family homes in the Albany, N.Y., area fell 17.4% in August from year-earlier levels, and real estate officials are blaming a 9% drop
Home buyers still are feeling squeezed by today’s tight housing markets. Prices keep rising moderately. Fewer homes are for sale. And sellers are commanding close
