NATIONAL

Property Taxes Are Going Up; Here's How to Lower Your Bill
Wall Street Journal
Property taxes have risen across much of the country in recent years. In the most recent data available, the median tax bill increased more than 8% to $2,795 per homeowner in 2021 compared with 2019, said David Logan, senior economist at the National Association of Home Builders.

FLORIDA

Push for constitutional amendment to change increases in homestead assessments
Business Observer
A Miami legislator has proposed a constitutional amendment that would change how much a property's assessed value can go up each year. The amendment would cap the allowable increase in the assessment of a homestead property to 2%, down from the current 3%.

IOWA

Cities say House GOP's property tax plans will curtail essential services
Iowa Capital Dispatch
Local government officials said Monday that law enforcement and essential services would suffer if the Legislature imposes the property tax changes under consideration in the Iowa House. But Republican legislators and tax relief advocates said the measures will keep costs lower for Iowa taxpayers.

NEBRASKA

Details bedevil plan to change Nebraska ag land valuation method
Omaha
Gov. Jim Pillen's plan to change how farm and ranch land is valued for property taxes proved popular “in concept” at a Friday public hearing. But proponents and opponents both raised major concerns about the details of Legislative Bill 820, which was introduced by State Sen. Joni Albrecht of Thurston on behalf of the governor.

NEW JERSEY

American Dream Mall Fails To Make $9M Debt Payment
BisNow
The developer of New Jersey's American Dream mall this week missed a roughly $9M debt service payment after missing several last year. The Canadian developer of the complex, Triple Five, failed to meet the semiannual payment on the East Rutherford, New Jersey, property, CoStar reports. The $8.8M payment is for interest due on about $290M in municipal bonds.

OHIO

Miami County property values soar, taxes rise in revaluation
Dayton Daily News
Major increases in residential property values and, in turn, increases in the total amount of property tax billed, has sparked hundreds of inquiries to the Miami County Auditor and Treasurer offices since property tax bills hit mailboxes Jan. 17.

TEXAS

Victoria Central Appraisal District Chief Appraiser to retire
crossroadstoday.com
After more than 17 years leading Victoria Central Appraisal District, Chief Appraiser John Haliburton has announced his retirement, effective March 8. Halliburton was selected as VCAD Chief Appraiser in August, 2005. He has served as an Appraiser for almost 44 years, 34 of those as Chief Appraiser in several counties in Texas.

Dallas Central Appraisal District Pays $170,000 in Cyber Attack
Governing
On Election Day 2022, Dallas County, Texas, Chief Appraiser Ken Nolan and his staff showed up for work, but there was an unexpected problem. Nothing worked. The Dallas Central Appraisal District's desktop computers, all 300 of them, were frozen. Emails didn't go through either. The website disappeared.