My property taxes have ballooned 134% over my 20 years of homeownership. It seems like every year I grumble about another increase, pay the bill and move on. Recent data, however, has me rethinking my ...

Accurately assessing property values is essential for ensuring that localities have the revenue to support public services like schools, roads, and law enforcement. However, traditional assessment ...

Town government has a few functions that are mandatory and required by State Law. In fact, a line-by-line review of all the services a “town” provides would yield very few mandatory functions, ...

The cost of home ownership is not what it used to be. Housing prices are up since the pandemic, and these high prices, coupled with high interest rates, are preventing many Americans from buying a ...

Here's something most homeowners don't realize: Property tax appeals succeed more often than you'd think. We're talking success rates between 40% and 60% in some ZIP codes. Yet only 5% of homeowners ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rising property tax bills have been a rallying cry for homeowners across the country. But no one has been hit harder by this ...