Applications are available for senior citizens who qualify for DeKalb County’s Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral Program, according to a news release from county treasurer Christine Johnson. Qualifying seniors can defer the property tax on their personal residence for the upcoming year, the release said. [read more]

Communities statewide are already grappling with dire predictions of drastic drops in state aid for the upcoming fiscal year as state revenues shrivel. But cities and towns are experiencing a double whammy, as local revenues also suffer under the impact of the slumping economy. [read more]

Two Detroit mayoral candidates have liens filed against them for unpaid income taxes; another lives with his mother who is behind on her real estate taxes; and two more were delinquent since September on property taxes until they settled in the past few weeks. [read more]

Mark Damisch won't vie with Sandy Frum for slating as the Northbrook Caucus's village presidential candidate at Sunday's town meeting, but will instead run against her and incumbent Gene Marks as an independent in the April 7 election.  [read more]

Number of properties, quality of homes on the auction block jump The sterile lobby of the DuPage County Jail seemed an unlikely setting to decide the future of the attractive four-bedroom home on Bloomingdale's Jefferson Lane.  [read more]

One of Watauga County’s largest real-estate developments in recent years has been sold after the developer’s affiliates filed for bankruptcy last week. [read more]

Indialantic and Melbourne Beach could see thinner shores in 2009 if state tax dollars to dredge and haul beach sand continue to erode along with the housing market. [read more]

Troubled banking giant gave home loan help to lender with history of bad debts. [read more]

TEWKSBURY -- Residents looking for more information on their municipal bills will soon be greeted by a new -- but not unknown -- face at the collector's office. Town Manager David Cressman recently announced that he has chosen Lorraine Langlois to succeed Dottie Lightfoot as Tewksbury's tax collector. [read more]

Cities hope to bring in money during hard times. [read more]

As expected, heightened national and global economic turmoil in the fourth quarter of 2008 hurt the local commercial real estate market — decreasing absorption of vacant space and new construction in most property types, and increasing vacancies and rents. [read more]

A luxury residential property in Fisher Island real estate is what you need if you're looking for the best home in a popular location that will cater to all your leisure and recreation needs. [read more]

LOS ANGELES----Real Estate Business Services Inc. and Terradatum Inc. today announced that Clarus™ MarketMetrics™, the Web-based real estate market analysis tool, will be available nationwide beginning January 2009. [read more]

Greater Vancouver real estate sales fell by 35 per cent in 2008 and so-called benchmark property prices came down by almost 15 per cent from their peak, the region's main real estate board reported Monday. [read more]

Coral Springs will address your need of a peaceful and clean neighborhood for your relocation. There might be some of us who wants to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life, and would always want to look for a home to raise our family in total serenity. [read more]

Miami real estate offers a wide array of homes for a surefire investment. [read more]

The global economic crisis has created unprecedented upheaval in the retail sector across the United States, toppling major retailers and exposing vulnerable shopping center owners. As shopping center owners and lenders come to terms with the new economic and retail environment, funds targeting retail real estate will begin to find acquisition opportunities at realistic values in the coming ... [read more]

Grubb & Ellis Company , a leading real estate services and investment firm, today released its 2009 Global Real Estate Forecast, which indicates that 2009 will be a challenging year for commercial real estate with the economy starting the year 13 months into what may become the longest recession since the 1930s. [read more]

Many find it a good idea to invest in a home in Florida real estate. The tropical climate of the region is a good choice for those people who don’t like the cold or wet weather of some cities in United States. [read more]

WASHINGTON----The Building Owners and Managers Association International and the Clinton Climate Initiative are pleased to announce the development of the BOMA Energy Performance Contracting model, a pioneering model contract and supporting documents that allow building owners and operators to execute sophisticated energy efficiency retrofits to existing buildings. [read more]