NATIONAL

Iowa farmland values 'shot up' 28% from April 2021 to April 2022; Illinois values rise 18%
wcfcourier.com
Iowa farmland values “shot up” 28%, while Illinois farmland values jumped 18% from April 1, 2021, to April 1, 2022, said the author of the AgLetter, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago economist David Oppedahl.

ALASKA

Group seeking repeal of Juneau's mandatory real estate sale price disclosures turns in signatures
KTOO
Organizers of a referendum want to repeal the mandatory disclosure of real estate sales prices. And they appear to have collected enough signatures to get the question on the October election ballot.

ILLINOIS

Vandals keep targeting vacant home in Englewood, but tax assessment stays same and county ends up selling house
CBS
We have heard many times about vacant homes ending up being sold at tax or scavenger sales. Often, people have just walked away from such properties, but is not always the case. In fact, CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov found one woman who did everything she could to keep her family's house – but lost it anyway.

OHIO

Ashland Council gives Charles River 75% property tax abatement for 10 years
ashlandsource.com
“This is our Intel.” Ashland Mayor Matt Miller used the four-word sentence to convince city council to pass a tax incentive package for Charles River Laboratories. Not that council needed any convincing.

TENNESSEE

Tenn. ALJ Boosts Property Valuations On Assessor's Appeal
Law360
A Tennessee property assessor proved the valuation of two parcels containing commercial buildings used as child care facilities should be higher than the valuations adopted by a local board, an administrative...

TEXAS

Faced with scooter seizures, Bird pays property tax bill months late
KUT
After Travis County's top tax collector warned he would start seizing Bird scooters to recoup unpaid property taxes, the California-based company rushed to pay its outstanding bill in full.

WASHINGTON

What Spokane County residents can expect for 2023 property taxes
krem.com
Yearly property assessments will be hitting Spokane County residents this week, but the massive growth throughout the region could mean a stark increase in residents' property taxes.