Detroit Evening Report: Detroit coalition says city misinterpreted recent study on overassessed homes
The Coalition for Property Tax Justice held a press conference last week to encourage Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree to...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit coalition says city misinterpreted recent study on overassessed homes
The Coalition for Property Tax Justice held a press conference last week to encourage Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree to...
Detroit Evening Report: City Council says new study disproves claims of systemic overassessments in Detroit
An independent study by the International Association of Assessing Officers has found that claims of systemic overassessments in Detroit are...
Detroit Today: Taxes in Detroit, too much and not enough
Detroit residents pay some of the highest property taxes in the state, creating a disproportionate tax burden that inhibiting economic...
Deadline for property tax assistance program approaching for Detroit residents
The deadline for Detroit’s Homeowners Property Exemption (HOPE) program is Dec. 11. The state-mandated program — formerly called the Homeowners...
Detroit Today: Duggan’s Detroit land tax proposal, explained
Detroit’s property taxes are among the highest in the nation, the Citizens Research Council of Michigan reports, with population decline...
Detroit Today: How Duggan’s property tax reform proposal could lower rates for Detroit residents
The City of Detroit's "Land Value Tax Plan" was unveiled at this year’s Mackinac Policy Conference. Mayor Mike Duggan said...
The case for improving property values in Detroit through split-rate taxation
Detroit homeowners continue to face challenges with property taxes. Even as values rise, Detroit has the lowest property values of...
Detroit Evening Report, March 8, 2022: Deadline extended for Wayne County property owners to pay back taxes
Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. Wayne County...
Overtaxation is top of mind for Detroit homeowners as property values rise
Last weekend, more than 600 people participated in an online public forum to discuss reparations for Detroit residents affected by...
Detroit Homeowners Have Until Dec. 20th to Get Property Tax Break
Update, 11:00 am ET, Dec. 12, 2019: The city has extended the deadline to apply for this exemption to Dec....
Detroit Property Owners Have More Time to Appeal Proposed Assessments [Transcript]
Detroit residents were supposed to have from Feb.1-15 to appeal proposed assessments, but the city recently extended the deadline to...
Agent: Investors Buying Detroit Property Unfairly Criticized
Wayne County officials are allowing home owners more time to pay past-due property taxes, stave-off foreclosure and keep their...