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Property Tax Project Featured in the NY Times

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

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

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

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

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

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
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