Property Tax Project Featured in the NY Times

by xiaoyanw | Apr 4, 2021 | Property Tax News

How Lower-Income Americans Get Cheated on Property Taxes

Professor Berry comments on ongoing property tax inequities in Detroit and why the City’s reappraisal failed

by xiaoyanw | Apr 2, 2021 | Property Tax News

Opinion: Despite Duggan’s claims, Detroit still overtaxes homeowners.

Homes in poor neighborhoods are taxed at roughly twice the rate of those in rich areas, study shows

by xiaoyanw | Mar 12, 2021 | Property Tax News

The methods cities use to assess property values skew the final effective tax rates dramatically, according to a review of 26 million home sales.

The Property Tax Project in Business Week

by xiaoyanw | Mar 11, 2021 | Property Tax News

A Business Week article based on our work highlights racial disparities in assessment. Features commentary by Professor Berry

Professor Berry in Detroit Evening News – Jan 21st, 2021

by xiaoyanw | Jan 22, 2021 | Property Tax News

Professor Berry in Detroit Evening News – Jan 21st 2021 The University of Chicago Center for Municipal Finance believes the city’s assessment process is weighted against homes under $28,000. “Most low priced homes are still being assessed well in excess of their...

Professor Berry discusses the impact of assessment inequity on NPR

by schmidt1 | Jul 15, 2020 | Property Tax News

Higher Property Taxes: Homeownership Costs More For Black Families, Sasha-Ann Simons, 1A, WAMU and NPR, July 2020