Property taxes — news for homeowners
Property taxes are set locally and change constantly — assessments, exemptions, ballot measures. We flag the changes that hit your bill and how to push back.
Right now: The Hidden Costs Pushing Homeowners to Sell · Oct 10
Money & Bills
The Hidden Costs Pushing Homeowners to Sell
The fixed cost of homeownership is disappearing. Here's why insurance and taxes are climbing, and where local relief is finally arriving.
Money & Bills
The Hidden Price of Staying Put
Unpaid property taxes are spiking, HOA rules are shifting, and a massive tax vote is looming in Florida. The monthly cost of keeping your home is reaching a boiling point.
Money & Bills
The Fall Property Tax Squeeze
Local governments are quietly finalizing next year's budgets. Homeowners are about to foot the bill.
Money & Bills
Real Tax Rebates, Fake AI Scams
Real property tax rebates are hitting bank accounts this fall. But scammers are using AI to invent fake federal tax freezes and steal your data.
Money & Bills
The Hidden Costs of Staying Put
You didn't move, and you kept your low mortgage rate. So why is your housing budget still stretched to the breaking point?
Home & Safety
The Autumn Safety Audit: Recalled Brushes and Tax Scams
A massive grill brush recall and a surge in clever property tax scams make this the perfect week to audit your backyard and your inbox.
Home & Safety
The Home Safety Audit: Driveways and Drinking Water
A massive car seat recall and an escalating legal battle over tap water contamination show that home safety takes constant upkeep.
Energy & Solar
The AI Power Struggle in Your Backyard
AI data centers are creating a bizarre tug-of-war for homeowners. In some towns, they lower property taxes. In others, they drive up utility bills.
Energy & Solar
The Data Center Next Door
Tech companies are spending billions to build massive AI data centers, and the fight over power, water, and property values is coming to a neighborhood near you.
Money & Bills
The Tax Man and the Con Artist
Homeowners are caught in a frustrating squeeze between rising local tax burdens and sophisticated scammers promising a magical way out.
Home & Safety
The Invisible Filter
Sudden sinkholes and forever chemicals have one thing in common: they're both driving up the cost of your local infrastructure.
Money & Bills
The New Cost of Staying Put
We talk a lot about mortgage rates, but the real financial squeeze for homeowners is happening with insurance, property taxes, and the price of aging in place.
Money & Bills
The Great Tax Reshuffle: What a Lower Bill Actually Costs You
Everyone loves a lower tax bill. But ballot initiatives promising to slash property and income taxes often come with hidden community costs.
Money & Bills
The Property Tax Revolt
Homeowners are fighting back at the ballot box as local governments squeeze them to cover budget deficits and bureaucratic blunders.
Money & Bills
The Great Insurance and Tax Squeeze
Home insurance is quietly eclipsing property taxes in states across the country. It's forcing homeowners to make some brutal choices about their monthly budgets.
Money & Bills
Why the AI Boom Is Raising Your Utility and Tax Bills
Data centers are draining local power grids and municipal budgets, leaving homeowners to make up the difference.