After KC man’s property assessments skyrocket, attorneys argue Jackson County ignored the law
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — “How am I going to pay this?” That’s what Jerry Morris said he was thinking this summer when he opened his
January 2, 2020
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — “How am I going to pay this?” That’s what Jerry Morris said he was thinking this summer when he opened his
The so-called “gentrification tax” being promoted by a bipartisan coalition of New York City Council members seems, at first glance, to make sense. It’s common,
Many Rochester property owners are reeling over a holiday greeting from City Hall: Notices that their property assessments are going up — way up, in
A 150-year-old Tudor-style mansion-turned-apartment building on Summer Street just north of Allentown has sold for nearly $1 million. Torsten Behrens and Josephine Zagarella, acting through
Amherst is planning to reassess the value of all 44,000 properties in the town in 2021 or 2022. The Town Board on Dec. 16 voted
FORT EDWARD — The Washington County Shared Services Panel voted on Friday in favor of adopting the county’s Shared Services Plan. “All 13 supervisors in
What stood out most for Chicago’s commercial real estate industry in 2019 was not downtown’s robust office market, the continuing strength of multifamily properties or the
Citigroup has completed its purchase of one of its two office buildings at the CrossPoint Business Park in Getzville, cementing its presence in Western New
Washington developer Douglas Jemal hasn’t had to put out too many fires in dealing with his renovation of Seneca One Tower. But just in case,
Being involved in medicine pays – and not just for the doctors. A Milwaukee-based real estate investment trust that focuses on health care properties has
Bank on Buffalo and the Bank of Akron are merging. The $64.5 million deal, announced late Wednesday afternoon, will combine two small Buffalo Niagara banks
Syracuse, N.Y. — The Syracuse Industrial Development Agency today approved nearly $1.2 million in tax breaks for the redevelopment of the historic Smith Restaurant Supply
Several years ago, a $15-an-hour minimum wage was the pipe dream of a national coalition of striking fast-food workers. Now, it’s increasingly becoming a reality
Another lawsuit could be coming for the owners of ShoppingTown Mall. Moonbeam Capital Investments LLC is in a legal battle over back taxes with Onondaga
Generation Development Group received the green light from the Buffalo Planning Board Monday to convert a former malthouse at Silo City into 158 apartments and
Quitting New York is making financial sense for many of the city’s super-rich. Analysts say a growing number of New York’s financial elite believe that
A House committee advanced legislation this week to phase out a $10,000 cap on state and local income and property tax deductions — a key
Syracuse, N.Y. — If you’ve been to the Shop City plaza lately, you’ve no doubt noticed the new building going up near Tops. It’s the
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Not even the traditional winter slowdown is taking the steam out of the local housing market. Prices keep rising at a moderate pace. Fewer homes
WASHINGTON – President Trump spells his new trade deal with Canada and Mexico “USMCA” – but for Western New York’s auto workers, farmers and business
The Falls City Council made one last change to Mayor Paul Dyster’s proposed 2020 budget Wednesday night and the city’s spending plan for the new
The 2019 housing market has been one of low rates, high demand and limited supply—particularly on the lower-priced end of the market. Will 2020 be
“To be the fairest big city, you need a fair tax system. For too long, New York City taxpayers have had to grapple with a
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The city’s assessing properties to gauge increases in values to estimate the 2020 city and school taxes and 2021 county taxes.
The City of Lockport will spend $400,000 over the next three years to reassess all 8,200 properties in the city. The Common Council approved a
IRVING — During Bob Sutehall’s leadership of Lakeshore Hospital, business was booming. Sutehall served on the Irving health-care facility’s board of directors from 1983 to
Iris Cintron bought her vinyl-sided double on Buffalo’s East Side for $42,500 two decades ago. Since then, the 57-year-old administrative assistant has poured thousands of
NEW YORK — For thousands of luxury condo owners in New York who have received deep tax breaks for a decade or more, the taxman
A roomful of top experts on New York’s property tax system — an opaque topic that nonetheless touches every New Yorker, property-owner or not —
