States around the country are making money off of history. Historic tax credit programs, found in 28 states, provide property owners with economic incentives to revitalize older neighborhoods and reuse historic structures by providing state tax credits for their rehabilitation. […]
Archive for November, 2006
Cashing in on History
Tuesday, November 28th, 2006Fewer Kids Living in Transit Villages and Town Homes
Sunday, November 26th, 2006A new analysis of 2000 U.S. Census data from Rutgers University finds that higher-density, multiunit development near train stations does not bring in nearly the number of schoolchildren as previously believed—and often actually produces fewer children than larger, single-family homes.
Voting for Property Tax Relief or Reform?
Friday, November 3rd, 2006On election day next Tuesday, Ballot Question #1 will ask New Jersey voters to vote on a constitutional amendment that would dedicate a half-cent of the new one-cent sales tax increase to not-yet-defined “property tax reform.”