Some experts consider Illinois' tax forfeiture system the most abusive in the nation. That's because Illinois is the only ...

Activists, attorneys, and small landlords call for an end to the program they say fuels displacement and speculation.

A state audit found that the department has a “number of outstanding bills.” Per state law, GSD has three years to either put ...

Jim Ross, mayor of Arlington, Texas, was furious when he learned his city was losing millions of dollars yearly because of a real estate loophole allowing private developers to avoid paying property ...

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The Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional a decades-old practice of taking every cent of people’s home equity over unpaid ...

New York City Department of Finance (DOF) announced that the deadline for the 2025 tax lien sale has been extended by two ...

New York City’s Department of Finance has delayed its rekindled tax lien sale by two weeks. Instead of beginning on May 20, ...

The New York City Department of Finance (DOF) today announced that the deadline for the 2025 tax lien sale has been extended ...

"Taxpayers are often shocked to learn how much power the IRS has once a lien or levy is in place," said the Head of Client Solutions at Clear Start Tax. "But with the right action plan, it's possible ...

On Thursday, the Department of Finance announced the original deadline scheduled for May 20 was pushed back to June 3.

"The city sells the lien sale as a financial enforcement tool, but ignores the fact that it is a pipeline to the affordable ...