CALIFORNIA

Californians Flee the Coast to Inland Cities in a Mass Pandemic-Era Exodus
The Wall Street Journal
Since moving out of the Los Angeles area, Eva and Randy Fluker say they miss summer weekends at the beach, monthly trips to Disneyland and their favorite Mexican food.

COLORADO

County plans largest-ever property tax break for next year
Highlands Ranch Herald
Douglas County residents will see a reduction in the mill levy rate used to calculate their property taxes next year, assuming that the commissioners approves the planned cut.


CONNECTICUT

Mall gets creative: Buckland Hills fills empty spaces with new types of offerings
Journal Inquirer 
With the recent move of Dick's Sporting Goods from the Shoppes at Buckland Hills, the shopping center now has two vacant anchor stores.


RHODE ISLAND

Supreme Court reverses judgment in tax assessment matter
Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly
The tax stabilization agreement, or TSA, provided for agreed-upon assessed values and stabilized tax payments for residential, parking and storage-space condominium..


TEXAS

County gives conditional OK to cryptocurrency site
Hood County News
The hitch for the Commissioners Court had to do with legalities where the tax abatement granted to Wolf Hollow owner Excelon Generation is concerned.


Homestead property tax exemptions: Don't pay more than your fair share
The Dallas Morning News
That is bad news for your property tax. A higher home value means a higher property tax. You can protest your property valuation once a year. In the meantime.


WASHINGTON

Lewis County Property Owners Can Expect Average Increase of 19% in Home Values, Assessor Says
The Chronicle 
Amid a tight housing market that has seen median home prices jump 25% over the last year, the value of that land is experiencing unprecedented growth...


WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia High Court Voids Oil and Gas Property Tax Deed
Bloomberg Tax
Property can't be sold at a tax sale if it is part of another property whose owner has been making timely payments that include the supposed delinquent taxes...

Effort to simplify West Virginia's natural gas property tax assessments gets complicated
News and Sentinels
Legislation passed was supposed to fix constitutional issues with the way West Virginia assesses the value of property with natural gas production