CALIFORNIA

Property tax levies increased 6% in California last year
The Center Square
California property owners paid a total of 6% more to state and local governments, according to an annual tally of collections. Property tax levies in California totaled $79.9 billion during the fiscal year that ended in June 2021.

MAINE

Assessor appeals court ruling on Hurricane Island's tax exempt status
Knox Village Soup
The tax assessor for the town of Vinalhaven appealed to the state's top court on whether the Hurricane Island Foundation should be exempt from the property tax.

NEVADA

More Reno County homes sold in 2021 as housing values increase
Hutch News
Reno County last year experienced its hottest real estate market in 16 years, data from the Reno County Appraiser's Office show. Now property owners who didn't sell will be feeling it.

NEW YORK

About filling all those empty Manhattan towers: The future of NYC's central business districts
NY Daily News
To get from here to there, the most important thing that City Hall can do is to eliminate the silly rules that straitjacket the uses of particular buildings, and move toward a tax code that offers equal treatment to all forms of real estate.

NORTH CAROLINA

Longtime county tax administrator retires
Morganton
Last week wrapped up a nearly 30-year career in the Burke County Tax Office for Danny Isenhour. He said his final goodbyes during a county retirement party Friday afternoon

TEXAS

Ransomware attack hits Bexar County Appraisal District, email system down
KSAT
The Bexar County Appraisal District confirmed Monday that it has become the victim of a ransomware attack. The attack happened Sunday at 10 a.m., and soon after, the staff noticed suspicious activity and logged in to check it out.