by harmonieramsden | Feb 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Cook County voters decided whether to approve the Bring Chicago Home Referendum in March of 2024. The policy would have funded homelessness prevention services by raising Chicago’s real estate transfer tax for those purchasing property over $1 million. WBEZ...
by harmonieramsden | Jan 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation Director Christopher Berry helped guide a nationwide poll by the Harris School of Public Policy and AP-NORC Center that finds most Americans view income tax, state sales tax, and local property tax as too high. As one of the...
by harmonieramsden | Jul 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Toronto’s Municipal Property Assessment Corporation assessed the tax values of the cheapest homes as much higher than those of the more expensive homes. This finding was reported by the Toronto Star, which analyzed nearly 12,000 homes. Mansueto Institute for...
by harmonieramsden | May 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Detroit is exploring whether to alter its tax system to focus on land rather than buildings. Crain’s Detroit Business covered the policy. Christopher Berry, the Director of the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation, shared about the potential effects of this...
by harmonieramsden | May 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
KBTX featured the Center for Municipal Finance in their article, “Digging Deeper: Rising tax appraisals and its impact on low-medium income households.”
by harmonieramsden | Apr 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Crain’s Detroit Business covered Detroit’s measures to benefit residents whose homes were over-assessed during the Great Recession. Professor Christopher Berry, Director of the Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation, said, “If somebody has lost...
