Editorial: The chaotic situation involving property taxes, Cook County tax sales and governmental theft

As we have written before, this system feels like something from the 19th century; it has the historical stench of a racist ...

Federal judge rules Cook County tax sale system unconstitutional

After a group of homeowners filed suit claiming Cook County’s tax sale process robbed them of home equity, a federal judge ...

Could capital gains tax cuts reduce high home costs?

For those skeptical that a simple tax reform could lead to more homes on the market and lower home prices, it helps to look ...
The Conversation

Ending taxes on home sales would benefit the wealthiest households most – part of a larger pattern in Trump tax plans

Beverly Moran is a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, and Paulus Endowment senior tax fellow at Boston College. Not long after U.S. housing prices reached a record high this summer – the median ...