How Sandra Lee may profit from lax state property assessment system in selling home
Tax Watch columnist David McKay Wilson looks at how the assessment on Sandra Lee’s home can help her sell the property she calls Lily Pond.
June 26, 2019
Tax Watch columnist David McKay Wilson looks at how the assessment on Sandra Lee’s home can help her sell the property she calls Lily Pond.
Syracuse, N.Y. — The developer of a six-story, $25.2 million hotel and apartment building at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has applied for a tax
Legislation meant to allow higher tax rates on New York golf courses looks as though it will come up short this year. Still, the lawmakers behind
CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. — Residential real estate buyers are beginning to return in full force this spring, a recent update from the Greater Capital Association
Despite the mania around downtown living and Buffalo’s urban “revival,” the city continues to lose population to its suburbs, according to new estimates from the
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SALT LAKE CITY — For millennials looking to buy their first home, the hunt feels like a race against the clock. In the seven years
SOMERS — A decision to table legislation on the “dark stores” loophole Wednesday in Madison was not received kindly by some in the state capital
MAHOPAC, N.Y. – It’s tax time again and town officials want to make sure you have the proper information on how your property was assessed
ALBANY – Tax assessors across New York are ripping a new state law that will mean homeowners earning between $250,000 and $500,000 a year will
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Among suburban voters and lawmakers, the STAR school tax exemption is an endless topic of discussion since over the years there have been a number
States and localities rely on property taxes as a major source of revenue. In fiscal year 2016, the last year where data is available, property
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For Amelia Sandell, the Hudson Valley was appealing because it was nothing like the Hamptons. Although now, she admits, that argument is getting harder to
Binghamton Mayor Rich David saw his property tax assessment for his personal residence at 45 Court St. drop by $47,700 for 2018. While David broke
ALBANY – Westchester and Rockland counties had the highest property taxes in the nation last year, while the Binghamton, Syracuse and Rochester metro areas led
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Office of Real Property Tax Services is partnering with a half dozen towns to provide assessing services after the
The Nassau County real property tax assessment system is so complex that even experts get confused, and New York’s Senate Democrats, even the ones from
HUDSON — The deadline has been extended for those looking to set up interviews to discuss their assessment. Property owners have five additional days, or
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin voiced his support Tuesday for Governor Tony Evers’s claim that his first state budget proposal will close the “dark stores” loophole that
Property conversions, rehabilitation, and building improvements are moving forward thanks to a strong partnership of the City of Batavia, Genesee County and the City of
The future of the Frontier House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places but vacant since 2004, now rests with one of Western New
Tax Watch columnist David McKay Wilson digs into the issues at Swan Cove at Lake Mahopac in Putnam County. This is a story of
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Erie County’s sales tax revenue rose 4.25 percent in 2018, the largest one-year increase in seven years, according to the county budget office. Despite slowing
Amherst officials are pitching the Boulevard Mall to prospective buyers as the mortgage holder on the region’s oldest enclosed shopping center prepares to put the
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