News & Analysis as of

Real Estate Development New Legislation Property Tax

Polsinelli

Texas HB 21 Reshapes the Requirements and Effects of Chapter 394 of the Texas Local Government Code

Polsinelli on

Texas House Bill 21 (HB 21), signed into law in May, has dramatically shifted affordable housing tax exemptions across the state. Specifically, HB 21’s primary impact is on a housing finance corporation’s area of operation...more

BakerHostetler

Analysis of Texas House Bill 21 - Property Tax Exemptions for Housing Finance Corporations Owning Affordable Housing

BakerHostetler on

In its 89th Regular Session, the Texas Legislature enacted House Bill 21 (HB 21), introducing significant reforms to the way housing finance corporations (HFCs) own and operate multifamily affordable housing developments....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Texas Enacts New Legislation That Will Reshape Affordable Housing Finance Landscape

Holland & Knight LLP on

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on May 28, 2025, signed House Bill 21 (HB 21) into law, marking a significant shift in how affordable housing projects in Texas can access property tax exemptions through housing finance corporations...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Ohio Revised Code § 5709.56

In 1972, the average home price in the United States was approximately $30,000. Fifty years later, that number broke $500,000, an increase that is, no doubt, aggravated by a 4.5 million-unit deficit in supply. State and local...more

Frost Brown Todd

Large Kentucky Multifamily Housing Projects Are Now IRB-Eligible

Frost Brown Todd on

Kentucky local governments now have an additional tool to help address their housing shortages thanks to legislation enacted during the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly. A provision of Senate Bill (SB) 25 authorizes local...more

Cozen O'Connor

Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (3/10)

Cozen O'Connor on

Gov. JB Pritzker’s $300M proposal seeks to attract developers to abandoned sites that now draw only vandals- “The Pritzker administration said the program would create jobs and support community revitalization, and the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Seattle Passes Bill to Incentivize “Office-to-Residential” Conversions

Ballard Spahr LLP on

The Seattle City Council passed Council Bill 120937 on February 11, 2025, aimed to encourage developers and commercial property owners to convert underutilized commercial properties into residential housing. Set to take...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Cities - January 8, 2025

Cozen O'Connor on

CHICAGO — Jobs Slightly Down Since Last Year, State Data Shows - The Chicago metro area experienced a 0.2% drop in non-farm jobs between November 2023 and November 2024. While private education, health services, and...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Florida's New Live Local Act Offers Land Use and Tax Benefits

Holland & Knight LLP on

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 102 on March 28, 2023, with an effective date of July 1, 2023. Commonly referred to as the Live Local Act (the Act), it has significant land use, zoning and tax benefits...more

Bilzin Sumberg

New Florida Law to Turbocharge Affordable Housing Development

Bilzin Sumberg on

Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 102 (“Live Local Act” or the “Act”) on March 28, 2023. The majority of the Live Local Act will go into effect on July 1, 2023, with certain provisions pertaining to tax...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Texas extends Chapter 312 Property Tax Abatement Program

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 3143 into law, extending the Texas Chapter 312 property tax abatement program for a period of 10 years. In addition to extending the program, the bill also provides for increased...more

Holland & Knight LLP

New York's 421-a Tax Exemption for New Residential Buildings is Back

Holland & Knight LLP on

The New York State Legislature has passed and Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation re-establishing the 421-a Tax Exemption Program after a nearly two-year hiatus. The program, which was first put in place in the early...more

12 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide